Jebba-Mokwa road, national disaster - Rep
Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Army, Princess Funke Adedoyin, has described Jebba- Mokwa road as a national disaster, needing urgent reconstruction.
Princess Adedoyin said this in Ilorin when she led a delegation of the committee to pay a courtesy call on Kwara State governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, at Government House, Ilorin.
The federal lawmaker said the deplorable state of the road had caused loss of lives and properties as it was a major link road between North and Southern parts of the country.
She commended the state government for what she described as excellent relationship between it and the Army and other security forces.
Adedoyin, also a former minister, said the 22 Armoured Brigade, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, occupied a strategic position in its operations which covered Kwara State and parts of the neighbouring state of Niger.Responding, Kwara State governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, said he had made several presentations at the National Economic Council and other fora of the federal government on the need for reconstruction of Jebba -Mokwa road.
Governor Ahmed promised greater partnership with the Nigeria Army and other security agencies on security in the state. He said the nation must tackle its security challenges in parts of the country.The governor commended the members of the committee for their active disposition to the promotion of the welfare of the Nigerian Army.
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