The Senate Tuesday lamented the deplorable state of Nigerian
roads across the country as well as the danger posed by erosion in the
South-eastern part of the country.
Hence, the parliament constituted a nine-man ad hoc
committee chaired by Senator Barnabas Gemade (Benue North-east) to examine the
situation and come up with findings and far reaching recommendations on how the
problems can be addressed by the federal government.
The decision was the fallout of three separate motions moved
by senators in affected The first motion was moved by Senator Bassey Albert
Akpan (Akwa Ibom North- east) along with five other senators on the state of
disrepair and total collapse of the Ikot- Ekpene-Itu-Calabar federal highway.
Two other similar motions on landslide in parts of
Isuikwuato and Isu III in Arochukwu local government areas both in Abia North
senatorial district Abia State and another one on rehabilitation of the
Kano-Gwarzo -Dayi highway were also moved.
On the Ikot -Ekpene -Itu-Calabar high way, the Senate called
on the federal government and its relevant agencies to urgently undertake an
ecological intervention on the highway
to prevent recurrent loss of lives and property.
In his remark, the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki,
decried the poor state of all federal roads in the country, saying there was a
need for urgent intervention to ensure the growth and development of the
country.
“We have great concerns with the position of our roads in
the entire country and there is a need to find lasting solution to this
lingering problem,’’ he said.
Members of the
committee are Senators Athanasius Achonu (PDP Imo North), Bassey Akpan (PDP-
Akwa Ibom North East), Mohammed Shittu (Jigawa North-east), Olanrewaju Tejuosho
(Ogun Central) and Barau Jibrin (Kano North).
Others are Senators Matthew Urhoghide (Edo South), David
Umaru (Niger-east), Uche Ekwunife (Anambra Central), Mohammed Hassan (Yobe
South), Binta Masi (Adamawa North) and Donald Alasoadura (Ondo Central).
The committee was mandated to report its findings to the
Senate within two weeks.
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