The terrible condition of the Asaba/ Onitsha expressway has unsettled Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria in Delta State, as they on Thursday called on federal government to take urgent steps to repair the road they described as death trap and shameful.
ACNPN, in a statement issued to journalists in Asaba and signed by its chairman, Comrade Jude Obiemenyego, called on all men of goodwill to urgently intervene by fixing the deplorable road, particularly the bad potion Asaba/ Onitsha expressway to avert avoidable deaths.
While describing the condition of the road as pathetic and unfortunate, the ACNPN Chairman stated that urgent steps should be taken to fix the failed portions to avert unpleasant consequences.
Obiemenyego reasoned that the Asaba-Onitsha expressway is the gateway to the Eastern part of the country, adding that the road often witness heavy traffic daily, thereby underscoring the need for government to urgently take action for its repairs before it is too late.
They stressed the need for the deployment of officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, to divert motorists from the bad potion of the road, and suggested that a combined team of security agencies should be positioned strategically to ward off criminals from the spot.
The ACNPN Chairman pointed out that the poor condition of the said roads was a reflection of the level of decay in federal infrastructure nationwide, adding that it also underscored the widespread agitation for devolution of power in Nigeria.
We want the federal government to urgently do the needful and repair the road and the state emergency road maintenance to do some thing about the road.”
Obiemenyego appealed to relevant government authorities to rehabilitate the failed portions of the road to “save travelers along this corridor from undue hardship.
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