Abdulfatai Buhari, senator
representing Oyo north senatorial district, says the 2020 budget can only cover
500 roads out of the 3,800 identified as requiring attention across the nation.
Buhari, who is also the chairman,
senate committee on land transport, said Babatunde Fashola, minister of works
and housing, presented the list of 3,800 roads to his committee.
Although the ministry has the
highest figure in the 2020 budget proposal with N262 billion allocated to it,
the senator said it can only cover 500 roads.
Buhari said: “About five days
ago, I was with Fashola and we were discussing the state of Nigerian roads.
“He brought out a list of over
3,800 roads, but the available money can only repair 500 roads and they must be
spread and not put in a particular section of the country.
“The state of our roads is
horrible. If you look at this year’s budget, N260billion has been budgeted for
roads in Nigeria, but I must be honest with you, the roads so far are
deplorable all over the country.
“From the North, West, East and
South, it is horrible. But, the money is not enough to do the job that is
prioritised.”
Buhari added that some roads have
already been selected for repairs.
“Like the Trunk A roads in the
southwest for example – the Lagos to Ibadan, Ibadan to Ogbomosho and Ogbomosho
to Ilorin, those are the ones picked. The same thing with the Eastern Bypass in
Owerri, South-South and other regions,” he said.
“You know in Nigeria, we
prioritise and politicise everything. If you pick a particular section, other
sections will not look at the benefits that will go to human beings generally
and those to enjoy the use; they will say you are biased because you belong to
a particular place.”
The senator also said reports on
Fashola’s comments on the state of roads across the country are not be true.
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