Nigeria, Jan. 5 -- Indigenes of Bassa-Nge Kingdom in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State have renewed calls for urgent infrastructural development, urging the federal and Kogi State governments to address decades-long neglect that has hindered the area's economic and social growth.

The community specifically appealed for the reconstruction of the Shintaku-Gboloko-Oguma road, describing it as a critical artery that has remained in a deplorable condition for years, crippling trade, mobility and access to basic services.

According to a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES, the call was made on Friday in Gboloko, the headquarters of Bassa-Nge Kingdom, during the formal launch and unveiling of the interim executive committee of the Bass...