…order FG to submit action plan for intervention
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for emergency repairs of badly failed sections of roads and bridges affected by rainfalls accross the country.
It consequently, mandated the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing to immediately mop up the necessary resources to commence emergency repairs on all the worst affected roads and bridges across the nation.
The House also urged the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing
to present to the House Committee on Works, an Action Plan that may require any legislative framework for immediate intervention programme.
These resolutions were sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Ibrahim
Isiaka (APC, Ogun) at plenary.
Presenting the motion, Isiaka observed that the torrential rainfall experienced across the country in the last three months, has caused severe damages to roads and bridges in different parts of the country, leaving behind tales of woes, despondency, social and economic challenges.
The lawmaker expressed concern that, based on the condition assessments carried out across the country, an estimated cumulative length of the damaged roads is well above 6,000 kilometers.
“This existential threat is posing a danger to human safety and causing signiticant disruption to both economic and social activities. Motorists and Commutters are enduring untold hardship and the security of lives and property of Nigerians have been greatly threatened consistently”, he stated.
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