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Motorists and residents, particularly youths, yesterday, barricaded the ever-busy Benin-Sapele Highway and adjoining streets, following the inability of the Federal Government to fix its failed portions

The protesters said the portion had been abandoned by both the federal and state governments for years. They regretted that several petitions in this respect had not got positive response. Speaking to journalists, a resident, who identified himself as chairman of Sapele Road bypass axis, Daniel Omorogbe, lamented: “Some of our children can no longer go to school. Our cars are bad. We are finding it difficult to use this road, and it connects the Niger Delta and other parts of the country. ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin Published 3:16 am Some residents of Edo State took over the Benin-Sapele-Warri Road near the bypass, on Thursday, to protest the bad state of the road and its abandonment by both the federal and state governments. They said it had become difficult to ply the road and lamented that several petitions written to the federal and state governments did not receive positive responses. One of the residents of the area, who is t...

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City There was difficulty plying the very bad portion of the Benin–Sapele–Warri near the bypass Thursday as road users and residents in the area took over the bad portion of the road as they protested the bad state of the road and seeming abandonment by both the federal and state government. They said several petitions written to the state and federal governments have not been responded to positively. Speaking to newsmen, a resident in the area who said he is the ...