Rivers: Fubara expresses displeasure over FG’s prolonged neglect Of East-West road

<p>Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has expressed displeasure over the prolonged neglect by the Federal Government of the collapsed Eleme Junction to Onne Section of the East West Road.</p>, <p>The governor made his feelings known on Wednesday when the Senate Special Adhoc Committee, who was on a tour of the road visited him at Government House, Port Harcourt.</p>, <p>He stated that the deplorable East-West Road connecting the Niger Delta should not take endless national debates to realise its completion due to its value for national development.</p>, <p>The Senate had in a motion mandated the Adhoc Committee to do facts finding on the deplorable road.</p>, <p>The mandate was in line with resolutions reached on a motion raised by Barry Mpigi, Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District on ‘Tales of the Land 2023’, co-sponsored by 90 senators.</p>, <p>“Knowing full well how important the East-West Road Junction from Eleme to Onne is, I don’t see why there should be endless debates about it”, Fubara told the delegation led by Sen Abdul Ningi.</p>, <p>“It is still a big problem for us. A problem that affects 10 LGAs. Sections of Obio Akpor, Okrika, Ogu Bolo, and my own Senatorial District were completely affected. It should be something previous governments would have taken a clear decision on.</p>, <p>“I was the former Account General of Rivers. I feel very bad. I know how much was deducted from FAAC, for critical national projects. Why was East-West Road not part of that?</p>, <p>“I wrote the Ministry of Works a letter. For two months you can’t access my place. You have to pass Oyigbo. I ask what remedial effort we can make. It is a federal road but it is my people who suffer the pains of its deplorable state.”</p>, <p>Earlier, Sen Abdul Ningi, leader of the delegation had told Fubara, “For a very long time, we never had Senators, almost 90 cosponsor a motion like this one. When Barry raised the motion, a lot of us were emotional, concerned.”</p>, <p>“What this basically tells us is that