Some concerned citizens of Kogi, on the platform of Apapo Omo Yagba Peace Association Road Project, have taken to social media to demand the fixing of Kabba-Egbe-Illorin Road.

This is coming after N621.2bn was approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, which the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is expected to use for the reconstruction of 21 federal roads in the country.

However, the federal government has given its approval to fix Federal Roads in some parts of the country without recourse to dilapidated roads in Kogi, Vanguard gathered.

The #FixOkunRoads, which is the official slogan for the awareness campaign, has been trending on social media for some days now, as the advocates are calling on the Federal Government to fix abandoned roads in Okunland.

They also appealed to Smart Adeyemi, the lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district, and other distinguished individuals in the country to come to their aid.

Speaking to Vanguard, Ben Owoleke, one of the advocates of the #FixOkunRoads, described the current state of roads in the region as “apogee of state dysfunction”.

“Truth of the matter is that it is the apogee of state dysfunction.

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chiedonedoor:
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Quitam:
It's good to clamor for development. But we should know that it is paced. There are scores of more critical roads that are yet to get the right attention from the govt. With this intervention from NNPC and other companies, let's hope that it is sustained.
Also, let's keep clamoring for extension of rail lines across the country because it will ease the burden on the roads. 2023 is clear, it's time to negotiate with the candidates on flagship projects your zone requires. The South west used this power to get the Lagos-Ibadan railway and their expressway. The north were just gathering mammoth crowds for Buhari chanting "Sai Baba", without any blueprint. The South South were in different. The South East were openly against him.It was the SW that dragged Buhari into serious meetings with relevant stakeholders including market women.
We have to be smarter this time around. With all the wahala we're currently experiencing, we can't afford jump from frying pan to fire