From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The governors of the 36 state of the federation have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over some of the federal roads to them to fix.
This was part of their demands at the National Economic Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Briefing State House Correspondents after the six-hour meeting, Ebonyi State governor,, Dave Umahi alongside Kwara State governor, Abdulfatai Ahmed, said the NEC was concerned about the poor state of federal roads.
The Ebonyi governor said it had become clear that the federal government lacked the required funds to fix roads.
Ahmed on his part said despite being faced with the challenge of paying salaries, states could fix roads through a Public-Private Partnership arrangement.
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