The State Of Our Roads
Deplorable Roads: Kalu Proffers Alternative Solution dora Orizu writes that the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has come up with a novel path of addressing the deplorable state of the nation’s roads. On August 21, 2023, at a grand reception held in Abuja in honour of Senator David Umahi as Minister of Works, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, floated a novel idea to, among other things, consider Roads Investment Fund for infrastructural development. The call however came on the heels of the present dire economic situation that has affected the nation’s cash flow. Put succinctly, road infrastructure is very critical to the socio-economic development of any nation. No matter the level of development a country has attained, roads play an important role in the process. However, there is no gainsaying that Nigerian roads considered the largest road network in West Africa are either poorly ma
