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From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja
The Fugar Progressive Union (FPU) has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the failed portion of the Auchi-Fugar-Agenebode road in Ayogwiri, Etsako West Local Government Area, Edo State.
The President-General, Richard Anetekhai, in a statement, decried the hardship being experienced by commuters as a result of the failed portion due to environmental/ecological degradation.
Anetekhai explained that it is the major road that links the three local government areas in Etsako and environs, and also leads to a portion of the River Niger, where commuters board ferries to Idah in Kogi State.
“It, therefore, means that the road is very pivotal to the social, economic, and cultural activities of not just the people of Etsako, but the entire Edo North and neighbouring areas, as it had become an alternative route to the Federal Capital Territory.
“FPU notes the ugly security situation in the country, particularly as the affected area has been prone to kidnapping and armed robbery in the past.
“Using alternative routes established by the people as the only avenue of getting to their destination at this material time may expose users of the road to security risk.
“The FPU calls on the Federal Government to urgently intervene on the failed portion in order to ameliorate the hardship of the people who are already battling with the removal of fuel subsidy and other economic challenges,” Anetekhai said.
The group also appealed to the Edo State Government, the three local government areas in Etsako and development partners to assist the people of Etsako in rescuing the people and other users of the road from further deterioration of the failed portion and from imminent calamity.
