Collapsed Asaba-Onitsha federal trunk A expressway turns nightmare to motorists & road users
Motorists and commuters plying the Asaba-Onitsha Expressway have been groaning over the deplorable state of the busy highway in Delta State. The ever-busy interstate highway which links ‘Onitsha’ in Anambra state, can best be described as a death trap as the axis has become dilapidated to the extent that travelers are held up at the location for hours.For over a month, there had been gridlock on the highway, especially at the Asaba axis due to the failed portions of the road.
Some say it’s a shame for Asaba, the capital of the oil-rich Delta State, to wear dirty, muddy and dilapidated looks it is spotting presently following the collapse of the Asaba-Onitsha Expressway.
Though some blame the Federal Government for not paying attention in maintaining the federal roads in the South-South and South-East, they have called on the Delta State Government to intervene and save residents and businesses from this shame.
Though Governor Oborevwori had explained how he is paying attention to road infrastructures in rural, riverine, urban and highways, the explanations have never satisfied residents, road-users, businesses and motorists who on daily basis experience nightmares along Onitsha-Asaba Expressway, especially around Bonsaac/Ezenei Junction the failed portions have spilled over to the Timber Market areas and Jemok Junction.
Whatever the issues are, residents, road users, business community, motorists and commuters believe that Delta State Government led by Sheriff Oborevwori can take over if he is truly the investor-friendly governor of all Deltans as he claims.
A Businessman by name Mr. Efe Okorodudu, lamented the deplorable state of the road, appealing to the federal and Delta State governments to come to the rescue of the road users by rehabilitating the road to stop the accidents that regularly occur along it.He said, “It is bad that over for months now, we are suffering from this road without any attention from the government.
“You can see the heavy traffic occasioned by the collapsed road. Everybody treks, or they must fall or hit another person because of the bad road. We are begging both the federal and state governments to help.”
Also, a keke driver, Tony Uba, called on the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to repair the failed portions of the road to ease the suffering of the indigenes. He said, “The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori,plays deaf to the road. We know that it is a federal road, but it passes through Delta State and Deltans are in serious pains.
Ironically, as the failed road is a nightmare and hellish, the less-privileged children and teenagers see it as a business opportunity. While the boys are in the deep mud daily, directing vehicles and trucks on the road.
