The Benue State House of Assembly has pledged support for efforts to recover the Benue Hotel and Sheraton Hotel properties and revive the J.S. Tarka Foundation. This commitment followed a visit by lawmakers to facilities managed by the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC). The assembly commended BIPC for its role in advancing the industrialisation agenda of Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia. Lawmakers toured key BIPC sites, including the Abinsi Industrial Cluster and the Otukpa Timber Market, as part of their assessment. They described the projects as evidence of progress under the current administration. The Speaker, Mark Gbilli, stated that the assembly would back all initiatives aimed at economic revival. No timeline or specific action plan for the recovery of the hotels or the foundation was disclosed. The BIPC was established to drive investment and manage state assets. The Benue Hotel and Sheraton Hotel have remained underutilised for years. The J.S. Tarka Foundation, named after the late senator, has also seen limited activity in recent times. The assembly's endorsement is seen as a legislative vote of confidence in the BIPC's mandate.
The same assembly now backing BIPC's industrial push stayed silent while the Benue and Sheraton hotels decayed under previous administrations it also served in. If these assets are worth reviving today, what explains years of inaction when lawmakers had equal oversight power? The recovery pledge rings hollow without an explanation for past neglect. Nigerians whose taxes funded those hotels deserve that answer.
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