The Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Honourable Femi Bamisile has disclosed that roads across the nation will enjoy massive transformation with the Federal government’s approval of N60 billion for rehabilitation in the next dry season.
He explained that N10 had been earmarked for each of the six geo-political zones for the construction and rehabilitation roads by FERMA.
As the citizens groan under the current hike in petrol pump price and electricity tariff, the lawmaker, representing Ekiti South Federal Constituency II, said President Muhammadu Buhari didn’t approve the policies to inflict pains on Nigerians, but for them get values for their monies.
However, Bamisile charged the federal government to roll out stimulus and palliative packages to cushion the effects on Nigerians, whom he said have not fully recovered from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy.
Bamisile, who represents Ekiti South Federal constituency II spoke in Omuo Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti East Local government, on Monday, during an empowerment programme he organised for 500 widows to mark his 55th birthday.
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The lawmaker also commissioned three ICT and two health centres at Emure and Omuo Ekiti as constituency projects, believing that the gesture would enhance healthcare delivery and education of the youth.
Giving hope that the deplorable states of roads across the country would soon change, Bamisile said: “I can assure Nigerians that there will be massive rehabilitation across Nigeria soon. A sum of N60 billion has been earmarked by FERMA for the project.
“It is N10 billion per geopolitical zone. Over N2 billion is to be spent on roads infrastructure in Ekiti alone. I want to assure our people that they will experience a total transformation of all roads across the country.”
Bamisile stated that eight federal roads out of the 12 in Ekiti are currently being rehabilitated by FERMA and the Federal Ministry of Works.
“The Ifaki-Oye-Omuo, Ado-Ikere-Akure roads, which is to be dualised are part of them. In the case of Ado-Ikere-Akure road, the FERMA will spend N280 million to do the resurfacing before being dualised properly.”
Describing the hike in petrol price and electricity tariff as tough and painful policies, Bamisile said: “Though difficult, but the government knew why it took the action. Nigeria will get better if you pay more for petrol without scarcity and more tariff with improved electricity supply. But stimulus packages must be rolled out to cushion the effects.”
“We must deny these groups the undue publicity they crave,” the minister said.
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