The amount of the harm that the recent flooding has done to the nation’s roads and bridges has been made public by Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing.
This was said by the Minister during his Sunday appearance on the Journalist Hangout show on TVC.
He stated that the flood had destroyed over 154 roads and bridges, stressing that some sites were still inaccessible in order to assess the extent of the damage.
The former Governor of Lagos continued by saying that because of the delays in logistics, prices for products and services have increased throughout the federation.
He said, “Generally, across the world, bad weather is a severe condition and problematic for those involved in the operation and management of logistics. Our own experience here is largely rain and flood.
“I can confirm 154 locations where our roads and bridges have been impacted so far. In some places, the water has not receded enough to enable us to know how bad the damage is. However, we are with working with the Ministries of Water Resources, Humanitarian Affairs and relevant agencies in order to produce an action plan. We plan to submit a report to the National Assembly when we defend our budget.”
Speaking further, the Minister expressed hope that adequate resources will be provided to prevent reoccurrence in the future.
“We hope to find the necessary resources to mitigate the effect of the flood,” he said.
