{"id":86973,"date":"2021-10-13T07:38:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T06:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=86973"},"modified":"2021-10-13T07:38:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T06:38:41","slug":"declare-state-of-emergency-on-deplorable-roads-in-nigeria-senate-tells-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/declare-state-of-emergency-on-deplorable-roads-in-nigeria-senate-tells-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"Declare state of emergency on deplorable roads in Nigeria \u2013 Senate tells Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m12330\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Irked by the deplorable conditions of roads in many parts of the country, the Senate has called on the federal government to immediately declare a state of emergency on federal roads and improve its funding for their maintenance.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nSpecifically, the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to, as a matter of urgency, release adequate funds to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA for the purpose of carrying out emergency repairs on all federal roads in the country.<\/p>\n<p>It also urged the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing to immediately introduce weight bridges on relevant portions of all federal highways to check overloading of trucks and tankers beyond the engineers lead bearing capacity of such roads.<\/p>\n<p>These resolutions were sequel to a \u201cMotion on Nigeria\u2019s bad roads and NUPENG\u2019s impending nationwide strike\u201d by Senator Gershom Bassey (PDP Cross River South) sponsored during plenary.<\/p>\n<p>Coming under Orders 42 and 52 of the Senate Standing Orders, Senator Bassey noted that the 36,000 km federal road network is the largest and most valuable single public infrastructure asset owned by the government of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawmaker, \u201cthe deplorable state of the federal roads in Nigeria have become a national shame and an unnecessary embarrassment as scores of innocent people are kidnapped by bandits, robbed, mutilated and killed daily in avoidable accidents on account of bad federal roads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He lamented that the Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) workers have threatened to cripple the Nigerian economy by a nationwide strike if the bad and shameful roads are not rehabilitated.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Bassey recalled that in 2019, he made a similar call through a motion for increased funding for maintenance and rehabilitation of the country\u2019s federal highways.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed worry that despite several calls, there has not been improved funding for maintenance and rehabilitation of highways.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker disclosed that the federal highways in Nigeria requires the sum of about N215 billion per annum to revamp 3,500km of federal roads for 8-10 years for total rehabilitation to be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>He lamented further that from 2016-2020, the actual funds released to FERMA by the federal government for road rehabilitation and maintenance was just about 17 percent of the required sum.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Bassey added that poor funding and neglect of Nigerian roads have led to the abysmal state of federal roads in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the Senate in its resolutions urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to immediately as a matter of urgent national importance release adequate funding to the FERMA to urgently carry out emergency repairs on all federal roads across the country.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced 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