The Edo State House of Assembly has summoned Saturday Uwuelekhue, commissioner, representing Edo State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), over alleged abandonment of road projects in the state.
The summoned was sequel to a motion of urgent public importance moved by the majority leader of the House, Roland Asoro, alleging that the commission had abandoned the Benin-Abraka road.
According to Asoro, the Benin-Abraka road leading to some Orhionmwon communities has gone bad, making transportation impossible for farmers to move their produce to the city centre due to the poor state of the road.
”The aim of the commission is to develop the Niger-Delta region and rehabilitate the roads. A lot of road projects embarked upon by the NDDC have all been abandoned.
“For the past four years, the road has been in bad shape. The road is also connecting Edo and Delta,” he said.
He however urged the commission to embark on the rehabilitation of the road, and urged the House to prevail on the NDDC to complete the road and all other ongoing projects in the state.
The motion, seconded by the deputy speaker of the House, Victor Edoror, was unanimously adopted by majority of the lawmakers.
In his remark, the speaker of the House, Kabiru Adjoto, ordered the NDDC commissioner to appear before the House on May 28, along with a list of all ongoing projects in the state as well as details of the 2018 budget regarding projects in the state.
