The House of Representatives has ordered the Committees on Works and Finance to investigate the rehabilitation and expansion of the road linking Lokoja in Kogi State to Benin in Edo State which has cost N200 billion.

The order which was given at plenary on Thursday followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Johnson Oghuma.

According to THIS DAY, moving the motion titled ‘Need to Investigate the Utilisation of Over 200 Billion Naira on Construction of Lokoja to Benin Road,’ Johnson Oghuma noted that the dualisation of the Lokoja-Benin federal highway from Obajana junction to Benin City was awarded to contractors in 1999 with a completion date of December 2021.Information Guide Nigeria

Read Other Top News: 

• Nigerian SMEs to benefit from European Investment Bank’s €100 million credit facility to Africa
• NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Worth Over N2.7bn At Abuja Airport
• 2022 Budget Has No Provision For N5000 Transport Grant – Senate
• Sanwo-Olu Presents N1.388trn 2022 Budget

Johnson Oghuma said: “Over N200 billion has been budgeted from 1999 to 2021, in addition to the various loans and interventions projects such as SUKUK, among others. The road is a major highway connecting routes from the North to East, South-south, and Western parts of Nigeria. Jamb Result

“The House is dismayed that the Lokoja-Benin section is now a death trap, as people can no longer travel safely, and what was a three-hour trip has now become a whole day’s journey and sometimes impassable.

“The House is concerned that if no urgent intervention to construct the Lokoja-Benin road is taken, lives and goods worth billions of naira will be destroyed. The House is desirous of the need to unearth the latent and obvious reasons behind the total abandonment of the road projected for completion in December 2021.”

Check and Confirm: How much is Dollar to Naira Today           Pounds to Naira Today