The Government of Edo State in
Nigeria, has commended the Federal Government on efforts being made to fix the
perennial erosion problem in Ekpoma , Esan West Local Government Area of Edo
State.
The Executive Governor of the State,
His Excellency Mr Godwin Obaseki gave the commendation when he received in
audience a team of officers of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing led by
the Director Highway Design Road for the South South Zone, Engr. Oluropo
Oyetade during a courtesy visit.
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Governor Obaseki assured that Edo
State Government would give the required support and cooperation to the Federal
Ministry of Works and Housing to commence and deliver the erosion control
project at the Ekpoma stretch of the dual carriageway from Obajana to Benin City.
Obaseki assured that his government
would help to sensitize the people on structures to be demolished and
compensated for the smooth take-off and completion of the erosion control
project in Ekpoma.
The Governor stressed the need for
the Federal Government to fix the bad portions of arterial roads within and
outside Edo State because of their social economic importance.
Some of the arterial roads among
others identified by Governor Obaseki to be rehabilitated for easy flow of
traffic are: Okene to Benin, Sapele – Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt – Onitsha ,
Agbo –Okene roads.
He noted that the entry points to
most of the arterial roads were bad and should be rehabilitated as a matter of
national emergency.
He commended the efforts being made
by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing for the on-going construction and
rehabilitation of the dual carriage road from Obajana junction in Kogi state to
Benin City, the Edo state capital .
Speaking earlier Engr. Oluropo
Oyetade said that the purpose of their visit was to brief the Executive
Governor of Edo State on the plan of the Ministry to fix the perennial erosion
problem at the Ekpoma axis of the Obajana –Benin dual carriage way and inspect
the site of the project
Engineer Oyetade assured the
governor that frantic efforts were being made by the Federal Ministry of Works
and Housing to fix the failed portions of the Obajana – Benin City dual
carriage way for free flow of traffic during the 2019 yuletide.
He also assured that at least one
alignment of the four sections dual carriage way would be delivered by the
Federal Government on or before June 2020