A former Anambra State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to prioritise the rehabilitation of existing roads instead of embarking on new road construction projects.
Obi made the call in a post shared on his X handle on Monday, where he argued that repairing critical highways would deliver greater benefits to Nigerians than initiating new projects.
According to him, successive governments should focus on restoring the country’s deteriorating road network before announcing fresh road projects or dualisation schemes.
“There is a pertinent reason I have consistently advocated that we should refrain from initiating new road construction projects until we have thoroughly rehabilitated and maintained our existing road network.
“Instead of undertaking new ventures and dualisation projects that offer marginal benefits, our primary focus ought to be on repairing the critical roads already in place,” he wrote.
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