The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, has joined other road users to appeal to the National Assembly to restore the funds appropriated for the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction.
Both the union and the road users expressed serious concern over the suspension of work on the project by the contractors following an unsettled debt by the Federal Government.
The Pan-Yoruba Socio-cultural group, Afenifere and other well-meaning Nigerians including Chief Olu Falae, erstwhile Secretary to the Government of the Federation had called on the National Assembly to restore the funds appropriated in the 2017 budget for the project which was reportedly slashed by the lawmakers.
NUJ and the motorists said immediate intervention would save lives lost on daily basis in accidents on the road and bring relief…
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