The Minister of WorksandHousing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said the Federal Government’s ember months palliative measures on fixing Nigerian roads are paying off.
Fashola made the remark in Abuja during a performance review meeting of stakeholders on the 2021 Ember Months and Post Rainy Season Palliative Works on Nigerian Roads.
Fashola said that the Ministry and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, yearly undertake routine palliative repairs of federal roads across the country during the ember months and post rainy season to facilitate easy movement of travelers, motorists, goods and services.
Fashola reiterated that different seasons bring different challenges and so the plan for every season is based on the report available and with such feedback things would be done better.
The Minister explained that ember months is not a period to toy with. It is a period when most things begin to happen naturally and based on that the roads become so busy which compels the Ministry and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency to carry out palliative works on the roads to reduce accidents and other ugly incidents on the roads.