The Mbakor community in Tarka Local Government and the entire NKST (Universal Reformed Christian Church) world-wide, on Sunday expressed gratitude to the Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia for approving the rehabilitation of over 10 kilometres road in the community.
Expressing the appreciation on behalf of the community and Church, the state commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hon. Manasseh Alumo Orpin said, the gesture has reiterated their belief in the Governor Alia’s led administration.
“I’m particularly glad because I’m part of both the community and the Church who passionately appealed to the governor through me to restore the driving surface and drainage attributes of the over 10 kilometres road spanning from Agudo to Wergba that was heavily affected by flooding and erosion over time which the governor swiftly responded to the request.
“It should be noted that the road in question is leading to the NKST camp centre reserved for holding of its world-wide conferences which one of them; the Tiv Choir conference is coming up in January 2025. So, this intervention is targeted to benefit members of the Church and opened the area for further development.
“We appreciate our dear Governor for doing this for us. It will be on record that this rough hilly-path was addressed during his time to show good leadership traits to the people of Mbakor community and the NKST Church.
“The road is outside the Governor’s province. He is under no obligation to change the face of the road. It is solely out of his goodwill that he has responded to the call of the people to embarked on such a project and this further underscored the concerns and sensitivity of his government to the demands of all.
“So I wish to use this medium to call on the Mbakor community and the entire NKST Church to keep faith with his administration so that more could be achieved”, he appealed.
Some members of the community who spoke to The Voice including Terzungwe Atondo, John Tyough and Msughter Kwaghtsa said, they were happy for the project even as they called for the upgrade of the road to a tarred thoroughfare to greatly enhance connectivity and improve the quality of life of residents in the area and the entire state.
