Yobe community seeks Buhari’s intervention on abandoned federal roads

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to order the repair of federal roads in Yobe state to boost agriculture and other commercial activities in the state.

The call was made by the natives of Gulani local government area and neighbouring towns and villages who requested for the inclusion of their areas in the ongoing massive road infrastructural projects going on in the country.

Their spokesperson, Alhaji Abdulkarim Isah Ngurum, listed the roads which required an urgent federal interventions to include the Damaturu to Biu, 115 km, Buni Gari to Wade in Gombe State that passes through Bularafa, Bumsa, Bara, Teteba, Gulani, Fikayel in Borno State and Wade in Gombe State which is a distance of about 125 km.

He said the road linking Yobe state to Gombe state from Buni - Gari to Bara - Teteba Gulani - Fikayel and Wade has been abandoned since year 2000 after construction works has reached 50 percent on it.

“It must be noted that the worst part of that road is from is Teteba to Wade which is just about 50kg. The roads when repair will assist and fast track the movement of agricultural produce across the towns and the adjoining states of Borno and Gombe, thereby boosting economic activities there," he said.

The roads, will also help the security personnel to effectively improve the security situation as it will allow easy access to areas that might be harbouring element of insurgents.

Ngurum commended the Yobe State Government for the rehabilitation of the federal roads linking Damaturu with Buni Gari, a distance of 70 km.

"It is the same road that linkup Yobe, Borno and Adamawa States through Biu, Gombi and Yola towns. We are urging the federal authorities to augment the good efforts of the Yobe state Government by reconstructing all the other key federal roads to give the people of the areas a sense of belonging," he said.