The Minister of Works, David Umahi, yesterday apologised to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian people for the disruption of traffic due to the flooding that occurred along the Lafia-Makurdi road when he (President) travelled to Benue on June 18.
Umahi said he has, therefore, directed the immediate deployment of the ministry’s personnel and the maintenance team of China Harbour Operations and Maintenance Company, concessionaire for the Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi road to come up with a permanent solution to the flood disturbances along the road.
Earlier, there were reports that during Tinubu’s condolence visit to Benue state, the event was impacted due to the heavy flood that submerged sections of the Lafia-Makurdi highway. A video broadcast from the scene showed a security convoy stranded in the rising waters along the major route.
