Worst problem facing S/Easterners is failed road networks – Prof Osinbajo

Professor, Yemi  Osinbajo over the weekend, identified failed road networks as the worst problem plaguing people of the South-East geopolitical zone, saying the situation required urgent Federal Government attention.

The Vice President noted that despite the financial constraint at the moment facing the government, there was need to improve on the roads in the region where commerce was the mainstay of the people.

He stated this while responding to questions from journalists in Enugu, where he attended a wedding at the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd, Anglican Communion.

Professor Osinbajo disclosed that he had deliberated the issue with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, noting that the problem was not unknown to the Federal Government.

He said, “One problem that the people of the South-East have is roads. You know what our financial constraints are, and there is a need for improvement on roads where there is a lot of commerce and movement of people. There is need to raise the value of naira by discouraging importation of some items so that the economy will improve.”

The Arch. Bishop of the Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Anglican Communion, His Grace, Emmanuel Chukwuma, appealed to the Federal Government to create employment for the teeming unemployed youths in the country, wallowing in poverty.