Provide immediate attention to deplorable Warri/ Effurun/ Benin/ Sapele road, Group to Oborevwori

Following the threat to lives, properties and economic activities caused by heavy traffic congestion in the deplorable Warri/ Effurun/ Benin/ Sapele Expressway, a group, Initiative For Social Rights Concerns And Advancement(ISRCA)
AKA “No Justice, No Peace” today urged Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to provide immediate attention to the above mentioned road to save the lives of Deltans and Nigerians plying the road. 

ISRCA National Coordinator, Comrade (Amb) Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen made the call in a statement sent to Our Correspondent in Warri. 

The group also said the Delta State House of Assembly enact a legislation to restrict trailer trucks, tankers and heavy duty vehicles from sharing roads with other motorists. 

State Government should implement regulatory measures to govern the operations of trailer trucks, tankers, and other heavy-duty vehicles."

According to the group, "The State Government ought not wait for tragic, horrible, and terrifying incidents to occur before taking stringent measures to regulate these excesses on our roads.

"It should be proactive in preventing circumstances that could cause serious harm and danger, especially now that there are ongoing major road constructions leading into and inside Delta State.

The group pointed out that, "Alternative routes through Oha community to Aziza community and the Sapele Amukpe roundabout are deteriorating rapidly.

It said, "It will soon be in a similarly poor State as the expressway. 

"To mitigate further damage, heavy operational vehicles, tankers, and trucks should be restricted from traversing these communities. Rehabilitating the Benin/Sapele road would not be excessively costly.

The group noted that there States in the Federation that have adopted the approach stressing that, "it is proving effective for its development strides. 

It also called on Community leaders in villages that have become alternative routes to the Sapele/Benin expressway to safeguard their communities from these heavy-duty vehicles that now wreak havoc on the only existing roads. 

The group warned that, "If these roads deteriorate to deplorable conditions, it will not only take years before they are rehabilitated, which would hinder economic growth and development in such communities, but also create opportunities for persons in government disguised as contractors to embezzle public funds under the guise of contract awards."