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Senate Laments Poor State Of Federal Roads, Urges FG To Declare State Of Emergency
The Senate has lamented the dilapidated state of federal roads across the country, calling on Federal Government to declare state of emergency on Federal roads.
The Senate made the appeal on Tuesday during a plenary session.
The Senate has also mandated its Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, Petroleum Down Stream and National Planning to immediately carry out a holistic investigation into the non-remittance of the 5 per cent user charge pump price of petrol and international vehicle transit charge accruing to FERMA and other established state road maintenance agency.
The Senate resolved to this as a result of the motion raised by Senator Geshom Bassey, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Cross River South).
Bassey who came under Order 42 and 52 of the Senate Standing Order as Amended, however, lamented the deplorable state of federal roads. Adding that thousands have lost their live as a result of the deplorable state of Federal roads.
The senate also stressed that bad roads has become a safe heaven for kidnappers and armed bandits as well as armed robbers.
The leadership of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, while giving his remark noted that every part of the country suffers from this problem of deplorable roads, however, expressed optimism that the committees mandated to look into the matter will swing into action and attend to the issue associated with this motion.
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