Senate Wants Aniba-Dekina-Shintaku Road Contract Reawarded

The Senate has charged the Federal Ministry of Works to expedite enactment connected the re-award and completion of the Aniba-Dekina-Shintaku Road successful Kogi State.

The Red Chamber described the road arsenic a captious transport corridor linking the South-East, South-South and bluish portion of Nigeria.

Senator Isah Jibrin (Kogi East), who moved the question yesterday successful Abuja, said the road, a large national route, had remained successful a deplorable authorities for years.

He said that, though the declaration for its reconstruction was awarded to Tech Engineering Company Nigeria Limited by the past Federal Ministry of Works and Housing successful February 2022, it was aboriginal revoked owed to mediocre show and had not yet been re-awarded.

He stressed that the roadworthy serves arsenic a captious nexus betwixt communities successful Kogi East, Lokoja (the authorities capital), Abuja, and different parts of the country, adding that commuters present walk implicit 4 hours connected a travel that antecedently took little than 40 minutes.

The Senate accordingly resolved to: “Urge the Federal Ministry of Works to see utilising peculiar intent funding, specified arsenic Sukuk bonds, for the completion of the Aniba–Dekina–Shintaku Road.

“Mandate the Ministry to present tolling astatine some ends of the roadworthy upon completion to make gross for attraction and outgo recovery.”

Supporting the motion, Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno (Borno North) emphasised the project’s nationalist importance, urging that it beryllium captured successful the 2026 Appropriation Bill to guarantee budgetary allocation for its execution. The Senate adopted this proposal arsenic an further prayer.

Also contributing, Senator Abba Moro (Benue South) called for the inclusion of the Otukpo–Roundabout–Adoka Road successful the aforesaid infrastructure backing arrangement, citing its likewise deplorable state. The question was seconded and unanimously adopted by the Senate.

In his remarks, Senate President Godswill Akpabio commended Jibrin for his committedness to addressing the infrastructural needs of his constituency and the federation astatine large.

“This is what bully practice means — identifying and championing the needs of your people. I’m definite your constituents are arrogant of you,” Akpabio said.