Taraba Facts

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has set up a five-man committee to monitor road construction and rehabilitation projects across the state’s 16 local government areas. The committee will inspect ongoing projects, assess their quality and compliance with approved standards, and identify areas requiring urgent government intervention. The move follows concerns from residents over abandoned projects, rain damage, poor drainage and alleged use of substandard materials. Residents are now looking to the committee to ensure effective supervision, enforce contractors’ compliance and help ensure that public funds invested in road projects deliver quality infrastructure.

Stakeholders in Taraba state under the aegis of Concerned Taraba Citizens have listed 42 unfulfilled campaign promises against Governor Agbu Kefas, insisting that the outstanding projects cannot be ignored as the governor seeks a second term in the 2027 governorship election, VANGUARD reports. The group’s Executive Director, Yakubu Haruna, in a statement, said the list cuts across some of the most critical needs of the state, spanning roads and transportation, education, healthcare, water, electricity, employment and workers’ welfare, and comes at a time the state’s revenue from the Federation Account Allocation Committee FAAC has risen sharply since Kefas assumed office in 2023. According to VANGUARD report, the outstanding projects include the dualisation of the Jalingo-Wukari, Bali-Gembu and Zing-Wukari roads; construction of the Jalingo-Karim Lamido, Wukari-Chinkai, Donga-Bentaje-Tunari and Lafiya-Jen roads; the Wukari-Takum Junction flyover; township roads in Jalingo a...

By Taraba Facts  The Zagah–Suntai Highway in Taraba State has been temporarily reopened to motorists following urgent repair works carried out by Chinese construction company, China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC). The intervention came after flooding washed away sections of the highway, disrupting movement and raising concerns among motorists and residents who rely on the route. The temporary repairs have restored access along the affected sections, allowing motorists to resume movement. However, the intervention is expected to serve as a temporary measure pending more permanent rehabilitation of the highway, particularly as continued rainfall and flooding could further weaken the road if comprehensive repairs are not undertaken.

By Taraba Facts  Questions are being raised over the state of the Jalingo–Karim Lamido road and the level of attention being given to infrastructure in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. In a commentary titled “To the Stakeholders of Karim Lamido, Where Is Your Voice?”, writer Lukis Pheetami recalled that Governor Agbu Kefas, before becoming governor, visited Karim Lamido and sought the support of residents during the election campaign. According to the writer, the governor later returned to Jen in Karim Lamido LGA in May 2024, where he reportedly reiterated his administration’s commitment to constructing the Jalingo–Karim Lamido road. The governor was also said to have expressed hope that the project would be completed before the end of his first tenure. However, more than two years after that reported commitment, the writer argues that the road remains in poor condition, describing it as one of the worst roads in the state. The concern has become more...