First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Commissions 10 Massively Upgraded Intra-City Roads; Hails Governor Alia’s 11.5Km Urban Renewal Drive

The municipal landscape and transit network of Makurdi, the Benue State capital, have undergone a massive infrastructural overhaul following the official commissioning of 10 newly constructed intra-city roads spanning 11.5 kilometers by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

The high-profile infrastructure unveiling unzipped on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, drawing a massive crowd of professional associations, transport unions, and grassroots residents to the capital’s central corridors. The milestone delivery represents the premier rollout of Phase I of the state’s Urban Renewal Programme, arriving on the 2026 development calendar as a major structural victory for Governor Hyacinth Alia’s administration as it moves aggressively to modernize the state’s logistical assets.

According to the project data fields unzipped during the site review, the 10 completed projects were specifically engineered to inject rapid connectivity into previously congested or entirely cut-off municipal sectors.

The centerpiece of the commissioned assets is the newly expanded Ishaya Bakut Road dual carriageway alongside its three tactical connecting spurs. Other vital economic tracks handed over to the public include the Abu King Shuluwa Road, Mama Mbateren Alia Street, the critical commercial link from Dabo Plaza to the Fashion Hub Road, Sir James Iorpuu Street, Tyagher Gbaa Street, and the strategic Jato-Aka Road network complete with its connecting Spa Road spur.

Cutting the ceremonial ribbons alongside the state executive council, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu maintained that the massive deployment of physical capital in Benue State serves as undeniable, tangible evidence that the central government’s macroeconomic targets are yielding results on the ground.

“These road projects, with their combined length of 11.5 kilometers, are far more than just asphalt and concrete—they are true pathways to economic growth,” First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu declared with absolute candor during the commissioning brief. “They will vastly improve local mobility, enhance community security, and provide a substantially better quality of life for the people of Makurdi and beyond. I highly commend Governor Hyacinth Alia for his visionary leadership and unyielding commitment to delivering the true dividends of democracy. These projects clearly demonstrate the practical implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through subnational investments that directly protect the livelihoods of regular citizens.”

Expressing immense gratitude to the federal cabinet for its continuous structural backing, Governor Hyacinth Alia characterized the joint commissioning as a definitive celebration of purposeful leadership.

The Governor unzipped a broader infrastructure report card, revealing that the 10 newly inaugurated roads are just the frontline component of over 45 comprehensive road contracts successfully awarded and systematically supervised by his cabinet to undo decades of urban stagnation.

“These roads represent just a clue of our administration’s total commitment to spatial development, aggressive infrastructure, and urban renewal,” Governor Hyacinth Alia stated within his welcome brief. “We have deliberately opened up previously inaccessible residential and trading zones, radically slashed daily travel times, and strengthened the internal connectivity layout between different ethnic and merchant communities within Makurdi metropolis. Beyond changing the aesthetic outlook of our capital city, these projects initialized massive employment pipelines during their construction phases and will continue to stimulate active commercial investments for decades to come.”

With regional town planning watchdogs heavily applauding the high technical quality of the stone-base and asphalt layouts, the First Lady strongly urged Makurdi residents to build an unyielding defensive shield around the new assets.

By demanding that local community unions actively police the drainage channels against illegal waste dumping, the presidency is banking on absolute civic ownership to preserve the life expectancy of the multi-billion naira transit corridors across the 2026 trading year.