Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), a civil society organization, has expressed dissatisfaction over the deplorable state of some major Federal Roads in the South-East.
The Chairman of CLO in Anambra State, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made this known while addressing newsmen in Enugu on the worsening condition of roads.
Ezekwueme explained that the Federal roads that are in bad shape included; the Enugu-Onitsha, Owerri-Onitsha, Otuocha-33-Onitsha among others.
He called on the Federal Government to save the lives of commuters and other road users by Quickly working on the roads.
Accoding to him, “It is very painful and despicable that human and material resources are lost on daily basis due to inaccessible roads”.
He noted that due to pitiable condition of the roads especially Enugu-Onitsha and Onitsha-Owerri Federal Highways, articulated vehicles incessantly fall and cause horrendous and horrible hold-ups and accidents on the roads’’.
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The CLO boss called on the Federal Government to declare state of emergency on major Federal roads in the South-East.
He said, “We urge the minister of works and housing to direct the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to commence urgent palliative measures on these roads.
“A journey of two hours now extends to six hours including wear and tear of vehicles due to the deplorable state of the roads.
Speaking further, he said “It is pertinent to note that if urgent palliatives works are not embarked upon, it will very cumbersome if not impossible for the citizenry to travel to their country-home using these roads during the forthcoming Christmas celebration”.
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