Over 20 Schools, 13 Clinics Still Closed In Katsina-Ala Says Chairman

Katsina-Ala LGA Chairman in Benue, Mr. Justine Shaku, said that many schools and markets had to close for over a year due to criminal activities.

Shaku told Newsmen on Tuesday that all social infrastructures within the council were also damaged.

He explained that “over 20 schools, 23 markets, and 13 primary health clinics remain shut, following the continuous activities of criminal elements in the local government.

“A total of eight council wards are badly affected too.

“Insecurity in the area has been challenging. Agriculture, which is the major source of our livelihood, is greatly affected because of so many challenges at the moment.”

He, however, said that his administration would focus on rebuilding, rehabilitating, and resuscitating all the broken economic sectors within the council.

He said he would focus on health, education, roads, agriculture, and security to boost the council’s economy “and to ensure that the schools are back to life.”

Shaku, who said that the council secretariat is an eyesore, added that “it requires total rebuilding.”

He explained that with the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments, he is set to rebuild the decayed infrastructure within the council and strive to deliver on his campaign promises.