Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, has appealed to the federal government to urgently intervene in collapsed federal highways across the state.
Emmanuel made this call while inspecting state government intervention work on some failed portions of the Calabar-Itu highway.
He said the collapse of the post war federal road, which he described as an important linkage between the south-south and south-east regions, has severely affected free flow of traffic, economic activities of the people and caused untold hardship to residents and commuters.
The governor said despite paucity of funds, his administration has intervened in some of the federal highways to ease the hardship encountered by motorists and commended the contractor, Nigerpet, for addressing the underground erosion that has cut off some sections of the road.
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The federal government has budgeted for Calabar-Itu highway on many occasions and mobilised contractors to the site weeks before the 2019 general election, but the project site was abandoned soon afterwards.
Emmanuel has also raised alarm on the abandoned Abak-Ikot Abasi road project awarded to CCEC by the federal government, calling for urgent review of the project.
He said the road was abandoned soon after excavation, turning the highway into a death trap for commuters.
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Other projects inspected by the governor were the ongoing overhead bridge project at Ikot Oku Ikono/Ekom Iman roundabout, Uyo LGA; Uyo-Etinan road/Etinan roundabout, Etinan and Ekpene Ukpa Bridge, all in Etinan local government area.
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