Cross River State, Nigeria Begins Rehabilitation Of Calabar-Itu Highway

In response to the complaints associated with the bad state of the Calabar-Itu road, the Cross River state government Tuesday commenced intervention on the federal government road.
The remedial measure is aimed at bringing quick relief to road users in the state.

In a related development, Governor Ben Ayade has called on the tankers drivers who embarked on strike as a result of the bad state of the road to call off their strike in the interest of Cross Riverians.
It would be recalled that some months back, the government carried out a similar intervention on a federal road at Odukpani axis of the state.

Leading the state government delegation on a spot assessement of the road which has been in a very terrible state, the Chief of Staff to Governor Ayade, Mr. Martin Orin said as a responsive government, the administration views seriously the plights of its people, noting that the challenge on the road is of great concern to the state government.

According to him, Cross River state is taking charge of the section of the roads that affects the state and appealed to its Akwa Ibom State counterpart to rehabiliate the section of the road that concerns the state.