Bayelsa Government Give Reasons For Constructing Roads With Concrete

The Bayelsa State government has come under criticisms from some quarters concerning the construction of roads with concrete.

However, the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Moses Teibowei in an interview after inspection of some road projects defended concrete roads noting that they have been proven durable.

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“This is to bring to limelight and to inform the good people of Bayelsa State of the projects being embarked upon by Governor Douye Diri, specifically internal roads in the Yenagoa metropolis.

“There are also roads that are being embarked upon in the rural areas within the local government headquarters and the communities.

“There are 20 roads in all. 10 roads have been completed, six are ongoing and four would be completed very soon for the second anniversary.

“If you go to Apapa now, what Dangote is building is a concrete road. It can stand the test of time. What we are doing, is that we are carrying out proper supervision on these roads.

“So we strongly believe it would stand the test of time. After all, asphalt roads also fail.  In the future, we may go a step further to asphalt these concrete roads that have been constructed. For now, we need to manage the resources that are available at the disposal of the government.”

Teibowei disclosed that the 20 roads for the first phase of roads in Yenagoa would cost N2.3 billion.

He added that by the second year anniversary the state government would embark on more roads depending on the financial resources available to the state government.

On whether political influence was behind the picking of roads to be constructed considering other roads across the state that demand attention, Teibowei said the roads were picked randomly without any political consideration.

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