My people, make I drop this hot gist wey just land from Abuja! President Bola Tinubu don fire serious order for Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, wey dem dey call FERMA, say dem go do road maintenance like dem dey sure!
For the 2026 Roads Summit wey happen on Tuesday, Tinubu no come play, e send message through George Akume, wey be Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The gist wey dem give us be say, Tinubu wan make sure sey FERMA adopt preventive and evidence-based strategy for all this road matter. No more bandaid fixes, my people!
He sharp talk say dem go create one comprehensive database wey go show all the failed and failing roads for Nigeria. Dem go pin down the wahala wey cause the roads to spoil, whether na poor design, bad construction, heavy lorries, drainage wahala or even because rain dey fall heavy. Na to sabi the root of the matter go help dem solve am!
According to President Tinubu, e don dey high time we shift mindset from waiting for road to break before we go repair am. E mean say, prevention go better pass cure, abeg! As e talk am, long-term infrastructure sustainability go depend on correct data and coordination wey dey sharp.
He even talk about road audits like say na serious matter! Na true, because how we go manage what we no sabi? He encourage FERMA make dem dey do routine audits of our roads, safety checks, and after any major failure. Na wetin we dey call proactive measures, my people.
Make una hear am well, e also stress the need for that national database wey go follow this geo-referencing thing. If we get correct and current data, Nigeria go fit shift from emergency repair to proper planning wey go prevent future wahala!
This na major gist o! As we dey look up to better maintenance strategy, we go hope say no be only for mouth, make dem carry action come follow. Na so our roads go take dey better, and no more wash, wash. Na we go collect the dividends of good governance for our roads, e no go be like say we dey travel for mini-Mombasa again.
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