Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has voiced his strong dissatisfaction with the state of roads in the country.
He expressed disbelief at how both citizens and leaders have allowed things to deteriorate to such a low point.
Peter Obi shared his distress at witnessing multiple accidents during his recent journey from Ekpoma to Benin in Edo State, a trip that should have taken two hours but was significantly delayed due to poor road conditions. He took to social media on Monday to detail his weekend travels.
Peter Obi said: “On Saturday, I travelled for six and a half hours from Onitsha to Igarra, Akoko-Edo by road, to join our Labour Party governorship candidate for Edo State, Barrister Olumide Akpata, and continued our campaign through Jattu-Uzairue and Auchi.
“On leaving Auchi around 6 PM, but due to the bad roads, it took us about an hour and a half to reach Ekpoma, where enthusiastic Obidients had been waiting all day.
“From Ekpoma, it took us about 3 hours to drive to Benin. I must express my sadness because the total journey used to take about 2 hours, but the poor road conditions made it much longer.
“We encountered over a dozen accidents along the way, and my heart kept bleeding, wondering how we have allowed ourselves to descend so low to a situation where we, the leaders no longer care.”
