Spread the wordThe federal government has said ongoing road, industrial and water infrastructure projects in Benue state are expected to boost trade, reduce transportation bottlenecks, revive industrial production and create thousands of jobs. This was made this known Friday during an inspection of federal and state infrastructure projects in the state by the Presidential Communications Team and the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) as part of a nationwide media tour. “We are here in Benue State. Federal Controller of Works in Benue State, Mukaila Danladi, said the Makurdi-Ninth Mile Road project covers 250 kilometres and becomes 500 kilometres as a dual carriageway. The Chief Press Secretary to the Benue State Governor, Kula Tersoo, said the factory was worth more than N70 billion and was established during the Aper Aku administration.