By Amos Aar
THE Benue State House of Assembly has called on the state government and National Assembly representatives from the state to investigate why the contracts awarded for federal roads across the state have been abandoned.
This followed a motion of urgent public importance moved on Friday during an emergency sitting by member representing Tiev State Constituency, Hon. Dominic Ucha, on the deplorable state federal roads in the state.
Hon. Ucha particularly drew the attention of the House to Gboko-Ubema-Jato-Aka Road, Makurdi-Naka-Adoka Road, Gboko-Ihugh-Tsemker Road, Awajir-Tse-Agberagba-Ogoja Road, Makurdi-Aliade-Otukpo Road, Abinsi-Agasha-Wukari Road, Yandev-Buruku-Ugba-Zaki Biam Road, Otukpo-Obi-Oju Road, Aliade-Oju Road as well as Ogobia-Onyagede-Ankpa Road, which according to him are in a “sorry state of neglect and dilapidation”.
He noted that the contract for the rehabilitation of some of the roads have been awarded but the contracts have either been abandoned by the contractors or work is yet to commence on some.
Ucha lamented that the inability of the federal government to maintain those roads has turned them into death traps with recurrent accidents and loss of lives as well as causing mechanical damages on vehicles.
Adopting the motion, Speaker of the House, Hon. Titus Uba, stressed the call on the Benue State Government to prevail on the state representatives at the National Assembly to investigate why awarded contracts are yet to be fully executed, noting that it is the duty of the federal government to put roads in a worthy condition.
