PANDEF Laments Exclusion Of Niger Delta N3. 9 Trillion Road Projects
PANDEF Laments Exclusion Of Niger Delta N3. 9 Trillion Road Projects The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has said the South-South geopolitical zone was “grossly shortchanged” in the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval of N3.9 trillion for road infrastructure projects across the country. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja on Friday, PANDEF National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali, expressed disappointment over what it described as the exclusion of the Niger Delta from the list of major projects. He said the sub-region received little attention despite its strategic contribution to Nigeria’s economy through oil and gas production. Igali noted that of the 26 major road projects approved across 15 states, the only one linked to the South-South is the Benue-Cross River road project. He said it was troubling for the Niger Deltans that there is no allocation for any other road traversing major parts of the region. Igali said the development had further deepened infrastructu...
