{"id":21149,"date":"2020-02-10T15:13:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T15:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=21149"},"modified":"2020-02-10T15:13:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T15:13:16","slug":"apc-fayose-trade-blames-over-poor-state-of-ekiti-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/apc-fayose-trade-blames-over-poor-state-of-ekiti-road","title":{"rendered":"APC, Fayose trade blames over poor state of Ekiti road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor Ayodele Fayose have pointed accusing fingers at one another over the poor condition of Akure-Ado-Ekiti Road.<\/p>\n<p>Fayose had last Wednesday lamented the poor state of the road, saying the interstate road linking Ondo State capital, Akure and its Ekiti State counterpart, Ado-Ekiti, has turned to a death trap.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the road was too important to the economy of Ondo and Ekiti states as well as the well-being of the people of the two states to be neglected completely by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor added that the road had become a source of severe hardship for Nigerians, especially the people of Ekiti State, who are the major users of the road.<\/p>\n<p>He called on the Federal Government to fix the road, as motorists now avoid it.<\/p>\n<p>However, in its official reaction to Fayose\u2019s statement, the ruling APC expressed surprise that he could be describing the road as being deplorable, alleging that the ex-governor during his first term diverted the N400 million earmarked for the road project to his personal use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor Ayodele Fayose have pointed accusing fingers at one another over the poor condition of Akure-Ado-Ekiti Road. 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