{"id":17802,"date":"2019-11-10T19:41:34","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T19:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=17802"},"modified":"2019-11-10T19:41:34","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T19:41:34","slug":"fashola-couldnt-have-denied-the-deplorable-state-says-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fashola-couldnt-have-denied-the-deplorable-state-says-buhari","title":{"rendered":"Fashola couldn\u2019t have denied the deplorable state, says Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, Mr Abdulfatai Buhari has said, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babatunde_Fashola\">Fashola<\/a> couldn\u2019t have said Nigerian roads are not in deplorable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>He added that his recent meeting with the minister in his office showed that Fashola knew and understood that many roads across the country need serious attention.<\/p>\n<p>He said Fashola had presented him with a list of about 3,800 roads across the country that needed urgent attention, but that budgetary approval was only made for 500 roads.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, who represents Oyo North Senatorial District of Oyo state spoke on Sunday while fielding questions from reporters after attending a Thanksgiving Service in honour of Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, representing Ogbomosho North State Constituency.<\/p>\n<p>The service which was held at Masifa Baptist Church, Citadel of Glory, Ogbomoso was attended by dignitaries including Ex-Governor Christopher Alao-Akala, Senator Ayo Adeseun, all the members of the state house of Assembly, Dr Samson Adegoke (Megida), friends and associates of the two-term lawmaker<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the state of the road, Buhari noted that although Fashola had identified over three thousand roads for attention, the five hundred arrived at was a product of prioritisations and spread across the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cThe state of our roads are really horrible. If you look at this years budget, N260billion has been budgeted for roads in Nigeria, but I must be honest with you, the road so far are deplorable all over the country. From the North, West, East and South, it is horrible. But, the money is not enough to do the job that is prioritise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike the Trunk A roads in the Southwest for example today, it is Lagos to Ibadan, Ibadan to Ogbomosho and Ogbomosho to Ilorin, those are the ones picked, which are Trunk A roads in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same thing with the Eastern Bypass in Owerri, South-South and other regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know in Nigeria, we prioritise and politicise everything. If you pick a particular section, other sections will not look at the benefits that will go to human beings generally and those to enjoy the use, they will say you are bias because you belong to a particular place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout five days ago, I was with Fashola and we were discussing the state of Nigerian roads, he brought out a list, over 3,800 roads were listed, but the money that is available can only repair 500 roads and and the 500 roads must be spread and not put in a particular section of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is what is happening. I can assure you that, it may take sometimes, we will reach there.<\/p>\n<p>On Ministers Fashola\u2019s comment on the state of the roads has been exaggerated, the Senator said, \u201cHe (Fashola) has never said that. I was with him five days ago, he even showed me the map and the plottings of their priorities. If he had said that, he won\u2019t show me the map or their priorities, he won\u2019t even tell me we have over 3,000 roads that needed attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, Mr Abdulfatai Buhari has said, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola couldn\u2019t have said Nigerian roads are not in deplorable conditions. 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