This is the current state of Ekpoma axis of the Benin-Lokoja road. For the past week motorist have had to divert and pass through the Ekpoma township road just to bypass the 3 bad spots on the express road. This has given rise to extortion of motorists by local youths who demand money from motorist to enable them take an alternative route through the town.

Its a different story however for the heavy duty trucks as they have been denied passage through the town roads as it is feared that they will cause damage to the town roads. This has left the trucks stranded on the road. Some youths had been working on the bad portion to enable the trucks pass for a token, an arrangement that worked well until some bad eggs infiltrated the youths and began to forcefully collect 3000 naira per truck. Soldiers had to disband them forcefully.

THE CURRENT SITUATION
With the youths gone, the trucks are stuck. Two days now. The truck drivers and conductors are seen pumping water out of the road and placing woods on the track to help them pass through. That is how bad it is.

WHO IS TO BLAME?
Before so-called wailers and zombies jump in to apportion blames and name names, here's my take. The past government failed to see the importance of the road for 16 years. The contract for the dualization was only awarded in 2014. This was depite the fact that Edo State produced two Ministers of Works in the past who stayed in office for more than 10 years culmultatively. Why could they not fix the road, even when its in their state of origin?
Now, since the loss of the previous government at the polls, the contractors handling the dualization of the road have left site. I ask the new government; Why? In the past, FERMA used to be active on the road fixing potholes. But since January 2015 they have been missing in action. The potholes on the road are innumerable! The last time I drove at night from Benin to Ekpoma, I lost 3 tyres. I thank God I was able to trek home with my life intact.

Although it is a Federal Road, the state government can do something about the bad spots. After all the Governor passes this road every weekend to the village. The last time the road was this bad, it was a private individual in the person of Bishop Okpebholo of Church of God Mission Uromi that fixed the road. Why can't the state government intervene?

I know that the Government has agents all over Nairaland... Please show these pictures to your ogas.

After thought:
Pastor Ize-Iyamu
Mr Obaseki
Any candidate that fixes the bad portion will have my vote, that of my wife and any friend I can influence. And also many other votes in that area.

Only in Nigeria

This is an eyesore.....n the Governor use the road to his village? My Edo people, Change the Change

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This is one of President Goodluck Azikiwe Ebele Jonathan legacy than we are singing his praise for. We the ipob youths appreciate u for creating and remodeled 250,000 Km of road within 5 years. Your legacy lives on.
What their hero cannot achieve in 5 years, they want an innocent man to do within a year. They think Nigerians are fools

Their son was the president for 6 years. He didn't rememeber south south yet some people still call him Hero.

Nonsense

This one na trap o

That day I left the country I thanked God












Modified: But I love coming home

Where is the road? Road or construction site? What a country!

Not surprised

Jez negodu!

Other state governments have fixed key FG roads, then demanded reimbursement from the FG.

Why did that not happen here before it got to this point? This isn't even a road.

really

Always in Nigeria you find such.

zukky79:
After thought:
Pastor Ize-Iyamu
Mr Obaseki
Any candidate that fixes the bad portion will have my vote, that of my wife and any friend I can influence. And also many other votes in that area.

Can the candidates fix the road BEFORE they are elected into office

Wailers and zombies on Nairaland, how much are they paid?

netafric:
Other state governments have fixed key FG roads, then demanded reimbursement from the FG.

Why did that not happen here before it got to this point? This isn't even a road.

Oshi-omo-Ole has been very busy with his IMPORTED wife.
All the CommonSense of Buy Nigeria to Grow the Naira no concern am.
He has the Edo people's allocation, IGR and loans to purchase forex for his IMPORTED wife while the Edo people gnash their teeth in agony and deprivation.


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If its a federal road, then blame FG.

Same can be said of Sagamu Benin express way. Diezani went on the road in 2007 as Transport minister and she shed crocodile tears. We bless God that one was attended to.

Which minister would go and shed tears on this road?

GudluckIBB:
Their son was the president for 6 years. He didn't rememeber south south yet some people still call him Hero.

Nonsense

He was busy repairing the Benin/Ore road unlike your buhari who is junketeering all over the world uninvited with Niger Delta oil money. He will never achieve half of what that their GEJ achieved in his 6 year tenure even if he remains president for 50 years!

don't b surprised d money allocated for dis roads r in one bastard bank Account..... May God punish all our politicians

netafric:
Other state governments have fixed key FG roads, then demanded reimbursement from the FG.

Why did that not happen here before it got to this point? This isn't even a road.

Lucky Igbinedion was governor for 8 years, in fact he stole over 5 billion naira whilst in pffice

Armstrong34:
don't b surprised d money allocated for dis roads r in one bastard bank Account..... May God punish all our politicians

You're very correct

zukky79:

The past government failed to see the importance of the road for 16 years. The contract for the dualization was only awarded in 2014. This was depite the fact that Edo State produced two Ministers of Works in the past who stayed in office for more than 10 years culmultatively. Why could they not fix the road, even when its in their state of origin?

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The above is what struck a nerve. Two successive ministers of works from that state! Yet, the road is this way.
Corruption held the country by it's jugular vein. That we are still here is nothing short of a miracle.

Don't be surprised that billions of naira were appropriated in yearly budgets for several years, meant to fix this road.
Nigeria jagajaga...in graphic pictures.

Not that bad compare some roads in Aba....

Buhari should fix it, or lala should tell her mugu1 to get the job done

We should be bookmarking all this

Cos when they finally fix them, one eleribu will not come and tell us about how it was all gejs doing.

More Pics.

GudluckIBB:
Their son was the president for 6 years. He didn't rememeber south south yet some people still call him Hero.

Nonsense

The navigator of All ProgreTHIEF Criminals, APC party, the Ebola Owu was president for eight WASTED years but did nothing on the Lagos-Ibadan express way that was at his backyard not until Jonathan showed up.
What does that make the useless letter-writing Agbaya of Otta?
Meanwhile our "only saviour" has been in power for 13 months and he is from the same party as Oshi-omo-Ole. The Edo people also voted for him despite the fact that Aisha Halliburton-Buhari called all their women abroad PROSTITUTES.
Also Amaechi, the minister of transport is from the south south.
Should they not have repaired the road all these months
Is that not what a reasonable citizen who is not a zombie should ask, ponder and reflect upon?