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Certainly, the deplorable state of roads in Bunu district has become a monumental shame and an unnecessary embarrassment as there is hardly any part of Bunu that can boast of motorable roads. All the roads – Trunk A (federal), Trunk B (State) or Trunk C (local government) – are in terrible state even after almost 18yrs of uninterrupted democracy in the country.
With an estimated kilometres of roads in the district and the federal road is just a long road from Ayetoro-Kiri-Egan, leaving the rest to the State and Local Government, unfortunately, no tier of government has done well on matters of roads construction and maintenance in Bunu District.
It is a monumental tragedy that does not shock anybody anymore that scores of innocent people are killed daily in avoidable accidents on account of bad roads. The same poor road network has resulted in poor productivity as immeasurable man-hours are lost on failed portion of the road leaving motorists at the mercy of self-help.
The economy of the people in this axis suffers incalculable losses as a result of the bad roads.
It is high time government at all levels treated road infrastructure as a priority to enhance development and secure life and property.
Specifically, some of the worst roads include the Ayetoro-Kiri-Egan road, generally believed to be the most strategic economic route that links Niger State and the FCT. Not to mention the majority of trunk B roads that have not received any serious attention for decades.
In every respect, we sympathize with the agonising road transporters, farmers, nursing mothers, the sick, etc. Time has come for the authority to show to us that they are responsible and responsive.
– Emmanuel Oni writes from Bunu.
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