Nigeria: The Roads Funding War

20 February 2013

Road transportation constitutes a major means of moving goods, persons and services from one point to another in most parts of the world. In Nigeria, road transportation accounts for approximately 80 percent of all movements. Efforts to restore the old glory of the Nigerian Railway Corporation in a bid to redress the over-dependence on road transportation have only been partially successful, despite the fact that Nigeria had at different times within the last 25 years, sought the technical and managerial assistance of the Chinese, Indians, as well as the British who are reputed to have legendary skills in this area.

In a bid to have good roads network across the six geo-political zones, the Federal Government reportedly spent a whooping N1.4 trillion on roads within the last 13 years. This revelation came to light in December last year at the opening session of the public hearing of the House Committee on Works. The public hearing was convened by the House to address the deplorable conditions of Federal roads in the country.

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