Benue state on Monday confirmed the threat to release snakes to bite construction workers has temporarily stalled its plan to have a cargo airport in the state.



The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the State Government’s plan for the project on Kilometre 28 along Makurdi-Lafia road, was halted due the demand and threats of the host Nyie community in Guma Local Government Area.



The Commissioner for Works, Transport and Energy, Mr Emmanuel Manger, told journalists that the community was strongly opposed to the construction of the airport without compensation first paid to the land owners.



“The community has threatened to release snakes to bite anybody, who trespasses on their land without paying full compensation to them’’.



Manger explained that part of the community’s land was earmarked for the establishment of a cargo airport.



He said that the community had attributed its opposition to the project, following government’s failure to fully compensate their kinsmen after taking some of their land to establish the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi.



The commissioner said that the face-off had since stalled the commencement of the project.



In another development, the commissioner said that the state owned transport company, Benue Links, would soon be partially privatised on a ratio of 51 per cent to 49 per cent.



Manger said that the decision to privatise the company was taken at one of the state executive council meetings.



However, the commissioner said that the government was yet to decide whether the State Government would take 51 per cent and the private sector 49 per cent or the other way round.



He disclosed that the Agatu-Oshugbudu and Gbeji-Afia roads among others being constructed had been completed and were ready for inauguration.

Mynd44


http://www.eyereport.com.ng/snake-threat-pauses-road-construction-in-benue/

Rubbish,the government has not ready, simple

First things first Benue govt needs to pay workers and shelve this idea of a cargo airport, they should test this their cargo airport theory with the existing plane less airport currently in the state capital..

What manner of nonsense

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdCM_wB3_W0

Hmm

glo

Pay the workers first, Mr governor.

ajosegabriel:
glo

liftedhigh:
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Beejayarts:
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Booking Complete.

nigeria mata don taya me

funny...

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Pay them, you use their land--''Everybody goes home happy''

How hard is that?

Cowards, the best thing for them to do is to nail a cross hang a snake on it, anyone who is bitten by another snake will look upto to the snake on the cross and will be healed just like moses did for the israelites

waste of resources

abeg who cargo airport go help?

they should ask delta state that wasted billions of naira on their cargo airport what the return of investment is.

most governors are just useless to say the least. Another white elephant project to steal money.

And he's even owing workers sef

chaiiiii

9ja no go disapoint me one day

Bad

Pay them and develop their community.... They are still gonna benefit from the airport its all government money its all Nigerians money

chaiiiii

9ja no go disapoint me one day

Now we know where lala comes from

Haaa they should call lala to come and plead with the snakes .

Why didn't they release snakes on the fulani herdsmen attacking them?

In recent time, this Ortom government is the most terrible thing that happen to Benue.

This my Gov sha like to disappoint...sometimes I wonder if he ever attended pry school sef??. WheelBarrowStandardGovernor #slowTothinkdslowToAct

wow

So this one join the APC criticizing PDP

Oh Lawd !! What kinda country ruled by clowns is this?

Did you deliberately curse us with these sick leaders in order for us to atone for our sins?

If you are still God please come down with your consuming fire and destroy these wicked men

Why would d governor want to take over people's land without paying compensation? Is he some kinda lord n master or just a typical dumbo? Has he finished paying salaries n allowances abi ds is where he will sink d 2nd tranche of d Paris debt refunds?