The Director General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Mr Timothy Olawale, has said that the statement made by the Minister of Works,Mr Babatunde Fashola that the Nigerian roads is not that bad is laughable.
He reasoned that the minister might not be plying the same roads as other Nigerians.
He made reference to the Ibadan-Oyo-Ogbomoso road, saying that it was a very good example of the terrible situation of Nigerian roads.
He said, “The huge craters along the Oyo-Ogbomoso road can swallow vehicles. These are roads that were manageable before but they have gone completely bad. People spend hours on that expressway because of tankers that fall into the craters.
“The sad thing is that the government is not doing any kind of palliative work on the roads.”
Olawale said he also had reason to travel by road from Asaba to Enugu and the same deplorable road situation played out.
He said, “To say that the road between Asaba and Enugu is bad is an understatement. I think the minister is not in touch with reality. He needs to speak with his road maintenance engineers and get information about the true situation of Nigerian roads.”
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