Senator Gyang Appeals For inclusion of Akwanga-jos Road Dualization In 2025 Budget as motorists lament poor state of highway
Former Senator representing Plateau North senatorial zone, Istifanus Gyang, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly to include the dualization of the Jos – Akwanga road in the 2025 budget.
His call came as motorists lament the poor state of the road, which is one of gateways from North east through the North Central state of Plateau to the east and the federal capital Territory, Abuja.
No fewer than 18 people perished a fortnight ago along the Hawan Kibo hills end of the road when their bus collided with an oncoming lorry.
Senator Gyang in a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Barr. Evelyn Pulle, said that his appeal is a follow-up of his earlier pleas to the previous administration in the 9th Senate.
He said that the Akwanga-Jos Road which is a strategic link to the North East, South East, and Abuja, is in a deplorable state of disrepair and therefore requires urgent intervention to relieve commuters of the current hardship of plying the road.
The senator added that the project will be an additional value to security along the entire axis of the road.
The statement said, “Whereas the Mohammadu Buhari administration is credited for undertaking the Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Road project, it will be most welcome and historic for the Akwanga-Jos road dualization project to be executed by the Tinubu administration.”
Senator Gyang assures President Tinubu that undertaking the Akwanga-Jos Road project will be widely celebrated and greeted with joy and enthusiasm, a legacy that is worth the investment and commitment of his administration.
Meanwhile motorists have lamented the poor state of that road.
Drivers who spoke to Sunday Sun on the deplorable state of the road, said that it has become a nightmare to travel along the road, especially in the night.
Musa Aliyu, who said he ply the road to and from Abuja and Jos, said that it now takes more hours to travel along the highway because of potholes that litter along the road.
He said, “With the bad road, it takes us more time and more petrol to get to Abuja. We have no option to increase transport fare which used to be less than N5000 to between N8000 and N11,000.”
He appealed to the federal government to undertake palliative measures on the potholes for the Christmas and New Year celebrations before a major work could be undertaken.
