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Foundations of Makurdi
Although an emerging important port for British colonial trade, Makurdi became more prominent and important when it became the headquarters of the then Benue Province in 1927. #BenueTwitter #BenueArchives
Although an emerging important port for British colonial trade, Makurdi became more prominent and important when it became the headquarters of the then Benue Province in 1927. #BenueTwitter #BenueArchives
The rail line reached Makurdi in 1925 but it was until 1932 that the Railway Bridge was opened and Alhaji Baba Hwembe Osuman became the first man to drive a train across it. #BenueArchives
The town originally had ten wards, as follows Lafia Road, North Market, South Mission, Wailamayo, Wadata, Ankpa Road, Clerk Quarters, Central Market, South Market and GRA.
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Briefs on history of Makurdi, #Benue State capital
Before 1909, the Europeans had no settlements or dwellings in Makurdi. Makurdi was just a settlement of the tribes that constituted it living in thatched huts.
Before 1909, the Europeans had no settlements or dwellings in Makurdi. Makurdi was just a settlement of the tribes that constituted it living in thatched huts.
It was from 1910, that surveyors from the colonial administration arrived Makurdi and began the search for a possible site for a railway terminus on the South of the River Bank. They opened telegraphic communication lines with Ibi and Lafia.
A labour camp was set up in the area in 1912 and by 1913, the British made a Nupe business man, Dan Afoda chief of the new layout. With the coming of a railline in 1925, Makurdi was set as a base for a cosmopolitan town.
