Edo state Governor and his Deputy has stated that the state government cannot meddle in the restoration of the Benin-Auchi and Benin-Sapele roads because the Federal Government are in charge of such duties.
Recall that the Edo State Governor and his official convoy were reportedly caught in a high flood following the state’s downpour.
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According to SurgeZirc NG, a viral video circulating online shows the governor’s motorcade attempting to pull away from the flooded road.
In a speech to press following the monthly Security council meeting at Government house in Benin City, the state capital, Obaseki stated that as much as Edo State is a transportation hub and it connects to various parts of the Country, its Federal Road network is in bad shape.
He stated that his administration has done all possible to get the Federal Government to look into the restoration of Edo State’s extensive network of damaged Federal Roads.
Obaseki further stated that his administration has attracted the Federal Government’s attention to the failed sections of the Benin-Auchi Roads, the Benin-Sapele Road, and the Benin-Lagos Road, particularly the Ovia River Bridge, but nothing has been done.
“The issue on the Benin-Lagos Road, particularly the Ovia River Crossing, is becoming catastrophic,” he said.
We have lost a lot of lives and tried everything to get the Federal Government and the Federal Ministry of Works to work with us and put an end to the carnage on that road.
He stated about Sapele Road, “We have done everything possible.” We don’t know what to do to refocus the federal government’s attention on these roads.”
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The governor stated that the federal government’s policy on these highways is quite confused.
Obaseki stated that in the past, states could reconstruct Federal highways and bill the Federal Government, but this is no longer possible.
