Reps demand dismantling of Lagos-S’East, Abuja route checkpoints
The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies to remove the multiple checkpoints from the roads linking South-East geopolitical zone with Lagos and Abuja “forthwith”.
At the plenary on Thursday, the House particularly said the removal is to “facilitate free flow of traffic, relieve the pains and hardship of the motorist and other road users travelling to and from the South-East region, especially during this festive period”.
The Houses also asked police and other agencies to “immediately disband all checkpoints at the Head Bridge”, while mandating the Federal road Safety Corps to deploy men and materials to ensure free flow of traffic between Asaba (In Delta State) and Onitsha (in Anambra State).
The lawmakers further urged the agencies to collaborate with one another in the discharge of their responsibilities and “avoid dissipation of resources as exemplified by the multiple checkpoints on the roads, especially those leading to and from the South-East region”.
In addition, the parliament directed the federal ministry of Works and Housing and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency to “remove all abandoned makeshift road blocks used as checkpoints and debris from the roads and highways to facilitate free flow of traffics on these roads”.
Furthermore, the House called on the FRSC to position ambulances at major intersections along the roads and highways, especially during this festive season, to provide first aid to accident victims and evacuate them to the hospitals.
These resolutions were sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion moved by the lawmaker representing Idemili-North/Idemili-South Federal Constituency in Anambra at the House, Obinna Chidoka, titled, ‘Motion for the Disbandment on Multiple Security Checkpoints on Roads Leading to the South-East Region’.
