The Plateau State government has rehabilitated over 200 kilometres of federal roads in the state in preparation for the burial rites of the pioneer national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Solomon Lar. Mr. Lar’s funeral service will take place on Saturday, December 14.
The Commissioner for Information, Yiljap Abraham, speaking on Sunday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Press Center, Jos, also said Friday this week had been declared work-free in the state and that a three-day mourning period would also be observed. Mr. Abraham assured residents of the state of adequate security before, during and after the funeral. He said 10, 000 mourners were expected in the state for the week long funeral program.

The Plateau State government has rehabilitated over 200 kilometres of federal roads in the state in preparation for the burial rites of the pioneer national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Solomon Lar. Mr. Lar’s funeral service will take place on Saturday, December 14.
The Commissioner for Information, Yiljap Abraham, speaking on Sunday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Press Center, Jos, also said Friday this week had been declared work-free in the state and that a three-day mourning period would also be observed. Mr. Abraham assured residents of the state of adequate security before, during and after the funeral. He said 10, 000 mourners were expected in the state for the week long funeral program.

Meanwhile, residents of Langtang North Local Government Area, the home region of Mr. Lar, said the death of the elder statesman was a blessing rather than a misfortune. They said the death of their kinsman had made their long awaited dreams of development come true as a number of roads and buildings had been rehabilitated and renovated, giving the entire council headquarters a new look. A tittle holder at Pajat, Nanyah Daman, said, “We never expected such accelerated road construction in our communities, but due to preparations toward the burial of our emancipator, late Chief Solomon Lar, road projects that were abandoned several years are being re-constructed with speed.”
He said that most communities that had lost hope of having good roads and other social amenities were rejoicing because development had come to their domain.

Mr. Daman also noted that the entire southern Plateau State and some parts of Nasarawa State would greatly benefit from the road constructions.
“Because the road rehabilitation linking Langtong North through Mikang Shendam and Qan’pan LGA’s to Lafia, Nasarawa state is currently undergoing rehabilitation,” Mr. Daman said. Our correspondents gathered that road rehabilitation within the area was the reason for the delay of the burial of the late politician. A visit to Langtang North showed that a lot of roadside structures, including worship centres, were being given face lifts. At Mr. Lar’s residence in Langtang North, the entire compound was being renovated, including the construction of a new entrance.
Mr. Lar, who was the first civilian Governor of old Plateau State, died about a month ago at a U.S. hospital after a protracted undisclosed illness.

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Plateau State rehabilitates roads for Lar’s burial; expects 10,000 mourners