Federal roads worth N7trn; cost of repairs, N1.8trn— Minister

ASABA—MINISTER of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, yesterday, said the asset value of federal road networks across the country was about N7 trillion.
He also said the cumulative cost of ongoing work on the roads stood at about N1.765 trillion.
Onolememen, who spoke in Asaba, during the 21st National Council of Works, said the council would focus on preservation of the huge investments on the road sector through the enforcement of axle load control on Nigerian roads.
Oshodi/Apapa road
According to him, Federal Government has invested huge sums of money in the maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction and construction of roads and bridges across the country.
He said: “From about 4,500km of fair roads in 2011, the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has revamped up the kilometres of good roads to more than 25,000 in 36 months, with some of the roads alignments comparing favourably with roads in the developed world.”
While decrying that over 90 percent of freight transportation in the country was by road, he said: “Having realized the adverse impact of overloaded vehicles on the roads, and the strain this is putting on the lean resources of governments, the 40th sum

Una go just dey call trillions anyhow,na wa o.