The Federal Government says it will commit over 75.765 billion naira to carry out palliative works on collapsed portions of roads across the country.
This, according to the Director, Highway Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Folorunso Esan, is to ease movement of people and goods during the Ember Months.
Esan made this known in Abuja at the meeting of stakeholders in the transport sector to plan and prepare making the roads motorable and ensure the safety of lives on the country’s highways.
He said the rainy season had affected many sections of the road across the country, hence the need for urgent palliative works to avoid further deterioration.
He said such bad roads have been identified, indicating that the affected roads had been mapped out and contracts for the repairs would be awarded to contractors as part of preparation for the ember months.
