FG to refund money state govts invested on federal roads, says Fashola
Fashola says the Federal Government hopes to raise
bonds to refund billions of naira used by state
governments to repair federal roads.
Fashola made this known in Enugu on Saturday, when
he paid a courtesy call on Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi before
he inspected federal roads under construction in the
state.
He said that the Federal Government had assessed
claims by state governments that invested on such
road projects, adding that plans were being made to
refund the money.
“We have also been briefed about your intervention on
certain federal roads.
“My message from the Federal Government is that we
have completed the assessment of all these claims and
our plan is to issue bonds to pay those money and
then we pay the bonds back over time,” he stated.
The minister appealed to state government to assist
contractors handling federal roads in their state to
secure the right of way, adding that the contractors had
mobilised to sites.
Responding, the governor who was represented by his
deputy, Mrs Cecelia Ezeilo, appealed to the Federal
Government to refund the more than N25 billion the
state expended on the rehabilitation of federal roads
across the State.
Ugwuanyi said that the people of the state had
continued to suffer untold hardship as a result of the
deplorable conditions of the roads.
He said that the neglect of the federal roads in the
South East, especially in Enugu, necessitated the
intervention of the state government.
“The people of the state, and indeed the entire South
East region, have for long suffered untold hardship
arising from the collapse of most of the federal roads.
“This of course, has been a great cause for concern for
us as a people and has continued to attract comments
and complaints from well meaning citizens and
organisations across the country and even beyond,” he
said.
He said that the refund would assist the state settle
other critical areas of needs.
Ugwuanyi assured the Federal Government of his
administration’s readiness to assist in obtaining right of
ways to facilitate work on the roads. (NAN)
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