The House of Representatives on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to rehabilitate two dilapidated roads in Ondo State to curb incessant accidents and loss of lives.
This was sequel to a motion by Rep. Babatunde Kolawole (Ondo-APC), who said that Owo-Iyere-Ipele-Ago, Alao-Owoani-Idoani-Ifira-Sosan-Isua road and Owo-Oba- Ajegunle-Akungba-Iwaro-Oke-Oka-Okhia-Epinmi-Isua road were in deplorable states.
He said the roads were arterial and important to the socio-economic development of the state and its environs.
Kolawale said that the roads also linked the western part of the country to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to him, the roads have deteriorated in the past 20 years as a result of abandonment, thus leading to accidents that have claimed several lives.
Adopting the motion unanimously, the house urged the Federal Ministry of Works to include a proposal for the construction of the roads in the 2016 budget estimates.
It also urged the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to, in the interim rehabilitate the Owo-Iyere-Ipele-Ago, Alao-Owoani-Idoani-Ifira-Sosan-Isua road to facilitate easy movement.