The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have repaired the Obajana junction plagued with gridlock along the Kabbah-Lokoja-Abuja road after pleas for assistance from Dangote Cement and the federal ministry of works were unsuccessful.

The repairs on the dilapidated road were initiated by the Zariagi unit command of the FRSC in collaboration with NURTW.

Moses Odogiyon, the Zariagi unit commander, said, “The experience of our officers at this junction on Friday and Saturday was very bitter. Because of the bad state of the road, it took us 48 hours to clear the gridlock. So, the repair of the damaged portion is a big achievement for us.”

The FRSC official revealed that letters were written to the Federal Ministry of Works and Dangote Cement for assistance, “but nothing came.”

“We had written to the Federal Ministry of Works and Dangote Cement for assistance, but nothing came. We just had to find another means, which paid off today,” added Mr Odogiyon. “We are grateful to the NURTW chairman, Haruna Salami, who quickly mobilised his members for the repair of the damaged portion.”

Mr Salami lauded the collaboration between NURTW and FRSC.

“As NURTW chairman here at Zariagi, I am so glad that this damaged portion of the Zariagi-Kabba Junction Roundabout is fixed, considering the series of accidents and gridlocks experienced here,” he said.

He called on the federal and state governments and corporate organisations to always give attention to highways to reduce the carnage on the nation’s roads.

(NAN)