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Edo government attributes road deterioration to earlier construction work

Source: Punch Nigeria · 24 Sep 2026, 00:20 UTC
Edo government attributes road deterioration to earlier construction work
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The Edo State government has blamed the poor condition of roads across the state on what it described as shoddy construction carried out by the administration of former governor Godwin Obaseki.

The Edo State government has attributed the poor condition of roads in the state to construction work carried out by the immediate past administration of Godwin Obaseki. According to the government, the earlier projects were shoddily executed, contributing to the deterioration of roads. The statement places responsibility for the current road problems on the previous administration’s construction work.

The supplied report does not provide details of the specific roads involved, the projects cited or the government’s planned response. The claim was reported by Punch Nigeria.

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