The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, who was the former governor of Lego state says that Nigerian roads were not that bad as often portrayed.
Speaking shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting, he said reports on the poor state of the country’s roads were mere hypes.
The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo approved N58.4billion for the construction of Bida-Sachi-Nupeko road and the Nupeko-Patigi Bridge across River Niger, linking Nupeko and Patigi in Niger and Kwara states in the FEC meeting
There was a report prior to the meeting that the federal roads were in a terrible state of disrepair it was said that the bad roads was as a result of bandits and herdsmen, who kill and kidnap travellers in impassable spots on the highways, which is untrue.
While giving report on the bad state of the highways, Fasola said; “The roads are not as bad as they are often portrayed. I know that this is going to be your headline, but the roads are not that bad”, he told State House Correspondents.
