Fix bad roads before constructing new ones – Peter Obi tells Nigerian Govt

Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to nonstop efforts towards the reconstruction and attraction of the nation’s existent roadworthy infrastructure earlier announcing plans for caller roadworthy projects.

Obi made the! telephone successful a station connected his verified X grip on Monday, stressing that Nigerians necessitate functional and motorable roads, not simply projects that garner nationalist attention.

He cited the Asaba–Benin Road, noting that it is simply a captious artery wrong Nigeria’s proscription infrastructure.

The erstwhile Anambra State jgovernor said travellers traversing from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Rivers, Imo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Abia, Enugu and portions of Benue and Kogi states to Lagos are compelled to utilise the route.

According to him, contempt its significance, important sections of the roadworthy are successful a lamentable condition.

Obi maintained that it has go a large impediment, precipitating persistent postulation congestion and inflicting undue hardship connected travellers, businesses, and transport operators.

“There is simply a pertinent crushed I person consistently advocated that we should refrain from initi...