TARABA: GOVERNOR AGBU KEFAS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

By Charles Damain Tingah, January 20, 2026.

The Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas has been applauded for his administration's developmental strides across all sectors of the state.

In separate remarks by community leaders, youths and businessmen, the governor was commended for making tangible efforts towards transforming the state.

In an interview with our correspondent, the Acting District Head of Jen Kaigama District in Jen, Karim Lamido Local Government Area,Mr Samuel Dennis lauded the governor's initiatives in the Education and security sectors, particularly the free education policy of his administration, describing it as a huge relief for parents and enabling massive enrollment of pupils and students in the last few years.

Similarly, the governor has been praised for slashing the tuition fees of tertiary institutions across the state by 50%, making education easily affordable and accessible for students in the state.

The people however, appealed to governor Kefas lead administration to improve on the road infrastructure network in the state to ease the transportation difficulties being faced by farmers and traders especially in the rural communities.

Speaking on the issue, a trader in Karim Lamido, Mr Pheebemi Dimas expressed concern on the deplorable nature of roads in the rural areas, the agricultural hubs of the state, making the movement of goods and services very difficult for farmers and traders.

He commended the recent flag off of road projects by the governor in Wukari, describing it as a step in the night direction and further appealed to the state government to extend similar gestures to other parts of the state inorder to carry everybody along.

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