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CGC resumes work on the troubled Okene-Lokoja highway amidst gridlock

By Ismail M. Kabir Following the directives from the Honourable minister of works, Mr. Mike Onomelemen that the Chinese construction company, CGC Nig. Ltd commence rehabilitation work on the badly dilapidated Okene-Lokoja highway, work has since resumed on the worst affected spots around the Federal College of Education, Okene. Although an earth moving machine from CGC has done some clearing to expand the route around the affected areas for improved traffic flow, but the impatience on the part of the commuters have led to fresh traffic build up within the Nagazi axis of the road. It could be recalled that after five days of frustration by hundreds of commuters left stranded on the highway by the unbearable traffic jam, relief came their way yesterday when the partial maintenance by CGC freed the road for the heavy duty trucks. Several officers from the road safety corps are battling the fresh congestion around the construction site where desperate drivers frustrate smooth flow of t

Another soul lost to the congested Okene-Lokoja highway

By Ismail M. Kabir We lost another soul to the terrific traffic on Okene-Lokoja highway today. A youth identified as Ilyas Ajah was crushed to death along Eika road when he fell off the motorcycle he boarded on his return from work. A trailer conveying cattle to Abuja instantly crushed him to death. Until his death, late Ilyas Ajah was a staff of Itakpe Iron Ore Mining Company. His body just arrived his family house at Idoji for burial as at the time of filing this report. May his gentle soul rest in peace. We must rise to collectively clear our roads of this unbearable congestion.