According to statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Kola Olabisi, Mimiko, expressed his views while welcoming the Presidential Projects Assessment Committee led by Dr. Oluwole Oluleye.
He said, “It is not an exaggeration that there is no single federal road that is good in Ondo State and our government had to, in the past 18 months or so, carry out works on federal roads when we could not bear the series of loss of lives occasioned by the agency’s lack of commitments to its primary duties.”
Mimiko described the situation of the Sagamu-Ore-Benin Express Way as deplorable and urged the Federal Government to urgently carry out a complete reconstruction of the road before the Christmas and new year festivities.
He said the urgent repair would enable people going to the Eastern and Northern parts of the country enjoyed smooth and safe ride.
Mimiko accused FERMA officials of poor rehabilitation works currently being carried out on the 10-kilometer Akungba-Ikare section of the Owo-Ikare-Arigidi-Omuo highway.
He told the visiting team, which also included top officials of FERMA that the construction of the federal roads in the state, was “not only ridiculous, but utterly scandalous and a shame.?
Mimiko said, “I have been to the Akoko area of the state about four times recently and what I saw as rehabilitation works on that portion from Akungba to Ikare was appalling.
“What do you (FERMA officials) call those iron rods? The one you are using on the sides? I am not an engineer, but the size of the iron rods that I saw officials of FERMA using as reinforcement looked like mosquito nets.
“This is ridiculous and scandalous, this reinforcement on Akungba-Ikare road is an engineering fiasco; the mere vibrations of heavy duty vehicles on the road will make the road collapse very soon after completion.”
Source:http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201011152382279
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