We Deserve To Be Supported To Sustain Nigeria’s Road Infrastructure Maintenance – FERMA

The Minister of State for Works, Mohammad Goronyo has come out to say that the current budgetary allocation to the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency is grossly insufficient.

He recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, the allocation is not sufficient given the critical role the agency plays in maintaining and repairing roads across the country, as well as the vast scale of the task it is responsible for nationwide.

He added that FERMA is committed to ensuring transparency and accountability while using data-driven decision-making and regular community engagement in road maintenance planning.

His words, “I want to implore this esteemed committee to support the agency to ensure the sustainability of road infrastructure maintenance. The benefits of increased financial support will ensure scaling up preventive maintenance and promoting sustainable road maintenance practices.

FERMA is in the process of developing, modifying, and redefining key policies which will generate resources for the Agency to proactively maintain our roads for ease of movement of people, goods, and services. But the yearly budget allocation to the agency is grossly inadequate to cater to the enormous task of maintaining the nation’s extensive network of Federal Roads which will require over N700bn annually.”

WOW.