Edo community leader in FCT urges FG to complete dilapidated Benin-Auchi-Okene Road project
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By News Editor
Chief Vincent Ighile, President of Edo Community Leaders Association in the FCT, has urged the Federal Government to complete the dualisation of the Benin-Auchi-Okene road, which has turned into a death trap.
expressed concern over the bad condition of the and urged the rebuild the road.
Ighile said during a stakeholders meeting of the association in Abuja that the road has completely broken down and required immediate intervention.
“The terrible state of the road has caused untold hardship to our people back home and has prevented them from pursuing their day-to-day activities.
“Most crops get bad due to the delay in transportation from the source to its destination while commuters now lose quality hours as a result of the traffic gridlock,” he added.
The association president said that it was more cheaper to go by air than drive through the dilapidated Benin-Auchi-Okene road.
Ighile said that they have made several calls on government to repair the road before it becomes completely impassable.
“The road has become a death trap and spot for kidnappers to carry out their evil activities,” the association president said.
He appealed to the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, and members of the National Assembly to save the situation.
“Look at the sufferings and untold hardship of the good people of Edo state and commuters who hold their hearts on their hands when using the road.
“Passengers at times spend days on the road when heavy truck falls or vehicles break down, thereby making the road to become impassable.”
Ighile added that many commuters either died as a result of accidents on the road or were abducted by gunmen who take advantage of the bad state of the road to perpetrate their criminal activities.
He advised the government to have a sincere culture of road maintenance instead of waiting till the complete collapse of a road before intervening.
“The cost of maintaining roads is cheaper than constructing new ones, we’ll continue to engage with the government to ensure the completion of the dualization of the road,” he added.
