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If you’ve driven past the JS Tarkaa Foundation axis in Makurdi lately, you’ve probably done a double-take. That nightmare stretch of red dust and potholes that swallowed shock absorbers for years? It’s now a smooth, gleaming carpet of fresh bitumen, and the job is already 95% complete, barely two weeks after Governor Hyacinth Alia personally flagged it off.
Yes, you read that right: two weeks.
Crews have been working round the clock, and the results are showing. Bitumen laying is rolling at breakneck speed, drainage channels are in, and the finishing touches are already visible. Residents who once budgeted thirty minutes just to crawl through that small stretch are now cruising from Wurukum roundabout to the Tarkaa Foundation in under five, and the cheers are loud.
This is the kind of visible, bite-sized victory people have been begging for: a road that actually gets fixed, and fixed fast. No endless “under construction” signs for five years, no abandoned equipment rusting by the roadside, just pure, rapid execution.
Makurdi is buzzing. Okada riders are smiling. Keke drivers are posting videos. Even the usual online critics have gone quiet or switched to dropping praise emojis.
If the Alia administration can replicate this speed and quality across the state, Benue might just be entering a whole new era of infrastructure that people can see, touch, and drive on without shedding tears.
95% in 14 days. The remaining 5%? They say it’ll be done before December knocks.
Makurdi, enjoy the new road. You’ve earned it.
