Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered immediate repairs on sections of some roads affected by flooding in five states.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN Tuesday directed the immediate emergency repairs on sections of road where failure had occurred due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall in five states across the country.
The Director, Press & Public Relations of the Ministry, Boade Akinola in a statement she signed said the Minister gave the directive during a brief in Abuja.
According to the statement, the named roads for immediate intervention include Ibadan – Ife road, Gombe – Bauchi road, Gombe – Darazo; Bauchi – Ningi, Bida – Lambata, and Tsamiya bridge in Jigawa State.
The Minister, therefore, assured Nigerians that continuous attention would be given to other roads with similar problems.
Fashola reiterated that the Federal government is committed to infrastructure development and will respond promptly to complaints from citizens.
He, however, appealed to commuters to be patient with the government as the excessive rains being witnessed has a negative effect on road construction and rehabilitation.
The Minister also expressed his Ministry’s commitment to do all within its means to ease the hardship of commuters.
