The Federal Government has set up a multi-agency intervention mechanism to repair the failed Calabar-Itu Highway, a few days after this newspaper published an investigative report on the deplorable state of the road.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Ita Enang, made this known while inspecting the failed highway on Friday.

During the inspection, Mr. Enang said four agencies of the Federal Government have reached an agreement to collaborate and work on the Trunk A-4 Highway constructed in the ’70s.

The agencies include: the Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Emergency and Road Management Agency (FERMA), the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC,) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).

The measure became necessary following the total collapse of parts of the highway not awarded and the abandonment of the parts awarded to Julius Berger Plc...

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