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November 7, 2019
TheMinister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola insisted that Nigerian roadswere not that bad as often portrayed.
Speakingshortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting, he said reports on thepoor state of the country’s roads were mere hypes.
TheFEC meeting, which was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, approved58.4 billion naira for the construction of Bida-Sachi-Nupeko road and theNupeko-Patigi Bridge across River Niger, linking Nupeko and Patigi in Niger andKwara states.
Someof the roads listed included the 110-kilometre-Gusau-Dansadau Road in ZamfaraState; the Oyo-Iseyin road in Oyo State and the Makurdi-Gboko-Katsina Alla-ZakiBiam Road, which links Benue State to Taraba State.
Theminister explained that, but for funding challenges, most road projects wouldhave been long completed.
Fasholaalso stated that some parts of the country faced peculiar issues like highwater table, which made construction in the rainy season difficult.