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Road Rehabilitation: Akande-Sadipe Applauds Fashola, Min of Works over Inclusion of Taska Road

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House of Representative Member, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has commended the Federal Ministry of Works on the recent tender issued by the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in a national newspaper dated Monday, 4th of April 2022, for the Road Rehabilitation of Taska Junction Tipper Garage to Ayegun Oleyo to Baare.

The House of Representatives Member applauded the Minister of works, and the Chairman House of Representatives Committee on FERMA, Mr Bamisile Olufemi Richard for acknowledging her letter after her outburst on the dilapidated condition of a road in her constituency.

Mrs Akande-Sadipe had in March 2021 written a letter to the Chairman House Committee on FERMA titled “Request for Road Construction on Taska Junction, Tipper Garage to Ayegun-Oleyo to Baare Road, Oluyole, Oyo State”. 

She said “I appreciate the fact that the Ministry under the leadership of Hon. Minister. Raji Fashola and the Chairman FERMA, Mr Bamisile Olufemi Richard took into consideration our complaint last year, over the terrible conditions of the roads”. 

“I hope the Ministry would ensure that competent and reputable contractors are given the project awarded in the tender published by Vanguard Newspaper on Monday, to be executed in the full sum as stated in the 2022 budget.” She added.

Akande Sadipe also noted that this road would come as a relief to the commuters who ply the route daily and would as well improve their standard of living.

Environment

OGHA Speaker Calls For Palliative Measures On Lagos-Abeokuta, Sango-Idiroko Roads

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Ogun  State Ministry of Works has been called upon  to liaise with the Federal Road Maintenance Agency ,FERMA to urgently put in place palliative measures on the failed portions of the Lagos- Abeokuta Expressway and Sango-Idiroko road to provide succor to road users, especially motorists plying the routes.

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Sango-Idiroko Roads: Ogun Speaker Advocates Adequate Maintenances For Easy Accessibility

The Speaker of the state house of Assembly, Mr Olakunle Oluomo made the plea in his response to the submission of the Majority Leader, Mr Yusuf Sheriff, while speaking under Personal Explanations.

The Speaker lamented the deplorable state of the Federal roads, adding that the present administration in the State through its Works Ministry had applied palliatives on the failed sections of the Sango-Ota road. 

In another development, Speaker Oluomo announced that the Assembly would organize stakeholders’ fora on two bills namely: Ogun State Administration of Physical Planning, Urban Development, Slum Regeneration and Building Production Management law, 2021 as well as Ogun State Residents Registration Agency and the Registration of Ogun State Residents Law, 2021.

The Stakeholders will hold on Wednesday, 1st September, 2021 at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

Oluwatoyin Adegoke 

Environment

FERMA Urges Traders To Maintain Clean Environment

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Nigerian road users have been advised to play their part in maintaining roads to ensure motorable and durable roads across the country.

A guest lecturer at a One Day Critical Stakeholders Workshop organized by the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, Mr Akinjide Sodiq gave the advice in Ibadan.

Mr Sodiq pointed out the need for road users to desist from blaming government for road repairs, called for collective action to ensure longer lifespan for roads.

Mr Sodiq also called on traders to stop display of wares and littering of highways to prevent road damage and damages.

The Oyo State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Mrs Uche Chukwura represented by the Assistant Corps Commander, Operations, Mr Joseph Ojerinde sought stakeholders collaboration to prevent crashes.

The Secretary, Oyo State Joint Meeting of Park Management System, Mr Rotimi Oladeji said drivers are partners in progress, promised continuous support to FERMA, while urging the agency to always address complaints of bad roads promptly.

Highlights of the workshop was award presentations to stakeholders including the guest lecturer, Mr Akinjide Sodiq, the PMS, NARTO and FRSC.

Nasirudeen Sherifudeen

Transportation

Yuletide: Only Roadworthy Vehicles Should Be Allowed On Highways – Stakeholders

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The yuletide is traditionally characterised with increased hustle and bustle especially in the transport sector as commercial drivers get very busy, transporting commuters, goods and services nationwide.

Travelers in this year’s “EMBER” months are however faced with challenges of kidnappings and bad roads on the nation’s highway.

Correspondent Isaac Afolabi spoke with relevant stakeholders on their expectations for safe travels during this festive season.

Security no doubt is a major concern to all Nigerians, no thanks to the recent #EndSARS protest which again affected the schedule of security agencies especially those manning the nation’s highways.

In the next few days of the year, the traffic would become heavier as travelers move from one state to another either for business purposes or in the mood of the yuletide for vacation with families and friends.

There are however concerns about the safety of travelers owing to reports of incessant kidnappings and accidents on the highways.

A commercial driver who plies the Akure-Benin highway, Mr Temitope Daniel said they always travel in fear on the road with an appeal that the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA, cut bushes along the roads to expose hideouts of the kidnappers.

A respondent, Mrs Nneka Anumbar said irrespective of the challenges she would still travel to spend the season with her family members but advocated professional approach from security officials deployed to major highways in the country.

She pointed attention to situations whereby security agents mounting roadblocks on inappropriate places on the roads thus making heavy duty vehicles struggle with small vehicles which sometimes result in trailers ramming into those small vehicles and wasting people’s lives.

On vehicles maintenance, another respondent, Mr Kayode Williams wanted the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW in collaboration with the FRSC to make it mandatory that only road-worthy vehicles and drivers are allowed to take passengers from the motor parks.

All efforts to have the comments of Ondo State Sector of the FRSC on the sector’s plan for safe travels in its jurisdiction was not successful.

Isaac Afolabi