Fix Port Harcourt-Enugu expressway – APC begs Fashola

The Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has been called up by the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to urgently turn his attention to the Port Harcourt-Enugu Express Road, which it said has become a death trap and a disgrace to Nigeria.

Chairman of APC in the state, Dr. Davies Ikanya, made the appeal in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the state capital, where the party begged Fashola to make the fixing of the Port Harcourt – Enugu Express Road and completion of the East-West Road a top priority.

He reasoned that while the importance of power in creating a strong economy and reducing the worrisome unemployment and crime rates in the country cannot be over-emphasised and the crisis in the housing also deserves attention, a greater emergency exists in the area of roads.

According to Ikanya, “Federal roads across the country are now death traps sending Nigerians to their early graves. Perhaps the worst of these roads is the Port Harcourt – Enugu Expressway, which was deliberately allowed to decay by the immediate past Federal Government under the watch of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan just to punish the people of Rivers State for stoutly opposing his third term bid.

“Our Dear Minister, if you are to better understand the death traps bequeathed to Nigerians as federal roads by the PDP through Dr. Jonathan’s administration, you have to henceforth ban yourself from flying any aircraft except on emergencies. This is necessary if you are to better appreciate the enormous task in your hands and be sufficiently moved to act fast to save Nigerians from the carnage that takes place on most of the federal roads on a daily basis.”

The APC Chairman congratulated Fahola on his appointment as Minister, stressing that the former Lagos State Governor has been given an assignment which no one should envy, as he is equal to the task because he thrives more in difficult circumstances.

His words, “The news of the appointment of Babatunde Fashola, SAN, erstwhile Governor of Lagos State, as a Super Minister of Works, Power and Housing did not come to us as a surprise because we are well aware of his credentials as an achiever who turned around the infrastructural fortunes of Lagos for the better.

“With this appointment, President Muhammadu Buhari has not only demonstrated his foresight and deep knowledge of the capabilities of his ministers but has also demonstrated that he is truly desirous to bring the much desired change to Nigeria and Nigerians. We therefore congratulate Mr. Fashola and wish him the wisdom and strength to turn around Nigeria’s fortunes in the areas of Power, Works and Housing.”