European Investment Bank to build world class fruit market in Benue

European Investment Bank to build world class fruit market in Benue

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By Nicholas Dechi

Makurdi, June 11, 2024 (NAN) The European Investment Bank will soon construct a World Class Fruits Market in Benue.

The Benue State Coordinator, Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) in Benue, Mr Stephen Numbeve, disclosed this when members of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Benue Chapter, paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday in Makurdi.

Numbeve said that the bank chose to build a world class market to be dealing basically with fruits in the state so as to tackle post harvest losses.

He further stated that the market would either be built in Vandeikya Local Government Area (LGA), Ihugh to be precise, or at Wurukum Market in Makurdi.

He disclosed that feasibility studies had already been carried out on the project.

He also disclosed that the agency would construct 53 roads across the 23 LGAs of the state.

The RAAMP helmsman pointed out that the aim was to open up rural roads to enable farmers access markets easily, stressing that it would also assist in tackling insecurity.

“If the roads are opened up, it will enable security personnel to move to security flash points with ease,” Numbeve said.

He also said that RAAMP would construct six warehouses across the state, emphasising that as soon as disbursement was done, work would commence in earnest.

According to him, the agency’s workers were not paid for many months by his predecessor, but on assumption of office, he paid and cleared all the arrears.

Earlier , Chairman of the chapel, Mr Emmanuel Antswen congratulated Numbeve on his appointment .

Antswen sought partnership of RAAMP with the chapel in projecting activities of the agency. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Nyisom Fiyigon Dore