THE Concerned Ekpoma Emminent Stakeholders Forum (CEESF) has condemned the failure to commence work on the Ekpoma section of the Benin-Abuja highways despite allegedly releasing money to Dantata and Sowae, the contracting firm.
The Forum noted that the Federal Government revealed to its delegation during a recent visit to the Federal Ministry of Works that the contractor has been mobilised to resume work on the road.
The Forum made the observation at a meeting held in Ekpoma, the headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area of the state, where it resolved to send a delegation of CEESF to pay Dantata and Sawoe a visit at their base in Avielle in Etsako West Local Government Area of the state for an engagement with the project engineer.
The convener of the meeting, Dr. Jude Obasanmi, observed that heavy duty trucks have started passing through Ekpoma township roads in a bid to avoid the failed Benin-Abuja highway, adding that information available to CEESE shows that the action was allegedly aided by some security agents and community youths.
The Forum resolved to engage the Esan West Local Government Area Liaison Officer to urgently call a meeting of all community chiefs, youth heads, security agencies and other relevant stakeholders to look at the issue and proffer solutions.
CEESE further stressed the urgent need to rehabilitate the barricades earlier erected by it to guide against heavy duty trucks entering and destroying the township roads.
The epileptic power situation in Ekpoma was reviewed with particular reference to the estimated bills being charged costumers, failure to erect fallen electric poles at Iruekpen and the highway and directed the steering committee to meet with the Head, Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) in Ekpoma to address the lapses, so that the disruption in electricity supply to Ekpoma that happened four years ago can be avoided.
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