The Kwara State Government has again appealed to the Federal Government for urgent intervention in the rehabilitation of federal roads in the state in order to save lives and boost commercial activities.
According to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Kishi-Kaiama, Jebba-Eiyenkorin, Ajasse Ipo-Erin-Ile and Ojuku-Kogi boundary roads are some of the federal roads in the state that require urgent intervention.
While also calling on the Federal Government to pay the outstanding 50 per cent of the about N6 billion, which the state spent on the Ilesha-Baruba-Kosubosu federal road, so that the state could have more money for its own road projects, the governor explained that the state government was prepared to partake in the rehabilitation of federal roads, if both levels of government agree on the funding and repayment modalities.
“We must get the assurance that this fund will be refunded so that our other priority projects are not allowed to suffer any setback,” the governor said.
Ahmed, who made the call over the weekend at an interactive radio programme, “The Governor Explains”, also advised the Federal Government to expedite action in bringing back life to the country rail system.
According to Alhaji Ahmed, when the rail system becomes functional across the country, the pressure on the national road network would ease and their life span would be elongated.
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