LAGOS — Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State,
yesterday, said 70 new roads had been approved and awarded for construction and
rehabilitation in the state, even as the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, deplored
the poor state of the Federal High Court in Lagos Island, saying “it is in its
old self.”
Fashola who spoke during a courtesy call on him by the NBA,
Lagos Branch and Ikeja, led by Mr. Monday Ubani and Mr. Taiwo Taiwo, said the
contract had increased the number of awarded road contracts since the
commencement of the second term of his administration to 230.
According to him: “We set ourselves the target in the second
term to complete about 450 roads. Last year, we awarded about 160 roads. This
year, we have awarded about 70 roads. This signifies our intention this year
that we are more concerned about road construction.
“We have already completed about half of the roads we set
out to achieve. But again, we can only award that much if we were able to
complete much. That was why this year’s project was based on completing the
roads in the state. The decision making for which road to deal with first, is
based on the road that carries the most traffic.
“The need continuously outstrips the source and so also they
outstrip the capacity. And what we have done this year was to identify the
roads that needed urgent repair. And these are continuous engagement and
undertaking from the state government. They will never finish in the tenure or
life of any government.
Credit: Vanguardngr
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