The corps marshal’s visit to Lokoja followed his earlier personal monitoring of the Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway.
The gridlock on the Abuja-Lokoja highway has eased for motorists and commuters, as the Federal Road Safety Corps has opened a second lane for traffic flow.
“A Tundra branded with the logo and flags of the party also blocked the governor’s vehicle, and the occupants were armed with rifles and shotguns.”
The SGF said that in spite of the tremendous achievements recorded over the years, the war against road crashes was still far from over.
Following the inability of petroleum tankers to cross the flooded Abuja-Lokoja Highway, queues built up at filling stations in Abuja due to the scarcity of fuel.
The water level had continued to recede at the flooded portions of the road in Koton Karfe, Kogi.
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has ordered the immediate reopening of the Abuja-Lokoja-Lagos highway blocked by tankers.
