By Stephen Adeleye.
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Sunday Stephen Karimi, has called for urgent intervention in providing funds for the rehabilitation of Kabba-Ilorin road and other neglected roads across the country.
Sen. Karimi made the call when the Senate Appropriation Committee met with the Hon Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen Atiku Bagudu, as well as the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali in Abuja.
Addressing the Ministers, Sen. Karim expressed great concerns over the dilapidated condition of Kabba-Ilorin road which had been abandoned unrehabilitated for decades.
The Kogi west Senator commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his “Renewed Hope Agenda”, which has since been engaging in programmes and policies that have indeed brought hope to Nigerians.
He further hailed the President’s efforts towards the constructions of Lagos-Calabar coaster road, Sokoto-Badagry highway as well as other major highways that are being constructed across the country.
Karimi, however stressed the need for urgent intervention in providing the necessary funds for speedy rehabilitation of Kabba-Ilorin road, Kupa-Abugi road, as well as other roads that had been long neglected in Kogi and Nigeria at large.
He emphasised that the abandoned Kabba-Ilorin road remained the feeder road for Ekiti, Osun, Oyo and Lagos States, as well as boosting the economy and wellbeing of citizens along that axis.
Karimi lamented the feelings and hardships faced by his constituents on those dilapidated roads which remained major factor to the economic sustainability and survival of the people of the areas.
The senator, therefore charged the Hon. Minister of Transportation, Hon. Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali; and his counterparts in Budget Ministry, Sen. Bagudu, to consider alternative source of funding for Kabba-Ilorin road and several other roads across the country that had either been neglected or abandoned for long.
