This development is coming after threats of protests from the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) and former agitators in the Niger Delta over the uncompleted axis of the road.
Browsing: East-West road project
The members of the committee at the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs 2021 budget defence frowned at the allocation of N4 billion to all other human developmental projects in the region.
The Supervising Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Darius Ishaku, said this when he received members of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme sub-committee on the East-West Road
He said that due to the funding constraint within the government, the ministry had to request for a loan of N50 billion from the African Development Bank