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Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads by zinzane: 1:45pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
The Nigerian senate on Wednesday declared a state of emergency on road infrastructure in the country. It observed with sadness, the loss of lives resulting from the bad state of the roads across the country. Consequently, it urged the federal government to undertake the immediate rehabilitation and dualisation of major highways and interstate roads across the country. The senate also called on the federal government to reorganise the ministry of works and its agencies, especially the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) with a view to re-positioning it for the onerous task of rebuilding the roads. In a motion sponsored by 90 senators and moved by Dino Melaye (Kogi West), the lawmakers resolved to direct its ad hoc committee on works, to embark on an audit of all road projects across country with a view to producing raw data for necessary legislative action. The senate observed that the entire road infrastructure in Nigeria was near collaspe, and that trillions of naira had been spent on road construction and rehabilitation since democracy returned to the country in 1999, with minimal or no impact on the roads. It therefore urged the federal government, through the ministry of works, to look for additional ways of funding road projects in the country. Some of the roads it noted that needed immediate attention were Lagos-Shagamu-Ibadan expressway, AYA-Nyanya-Mararaba road, Maiduguri-Monguno-Marte-Dikwa road, Makurdi- Otukpo road, and Benin-Ore-Shagamu road. After debate on Melaye’s motion, the senate roundly rejected motions calling for the return of toll gates on all federal roads. Some of the lawmakers who sponsored the motion include Ben Murray-Bruce (Bayelsa), Kabiru Marafa (Zamfara), Ahmed Lawan (Yobe) Shehu Sani (Kaduna), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Jonah Jang (Plateau), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) and Andy Uba (Anambra). Read more at: https://www.thecable.ng/senate-declares-state-emergency-roads Cc:Lalasticlala |
Re: Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads by deadZONE: 1:45pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
Re: Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads by Mogidi: 1:46pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
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Re: Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads by Hawlahscho(m): 1:47pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
The sun here is terrible o |
Re: Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads by mayorkyzo: 1:48pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
It's about time...people dying avoidable deaths cos of bad states of roads..trailers falling on cars and bikes cos of potholes... |
Re: Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads by zinzane: 1:48pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
Mogidi:I pray the job Jonathan's government could not give you, Buhari's government will make available for you. Say Amen. |
Re: Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads by saaedlee: 1:52pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
Are they still bad roads in Nigeria? I thought the previous administration said they had repaired almost 90% of bad roads? #SomebodyWasLying |
Re: Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads by Noloss(f): 1:53pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
Seconded!!! |
Re: Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads by sammyj: 1:54pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
They should rather focus more or declare state of emergency on the senate forged standing rule document !!! |
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