The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has said that it would rebuild 14 collapsed bridges and culverts destroyed by flood along the major roads in Yobe state.
The collapse of bridges and washing off 11 box and ring culverts, were caused by the recent flooding with the towns and communities.
The Commission’s Managing Director, Mohammed Alkali, while assessing the bridges on Monday, at Garin Gada said that culverts on the Damaturu-Daptchi road have been washed off by the surging floods that lasted for five days.
He stated that the collapsed bridges on Katarko-Gujba, Potiskum-Jakusko-Gashua, Damaturu-Geidam and the 130km Damaturu-Biu roads, are to be rebuilt in linking the cut off communities in the state.
He lamented that since the washing off of bridges and culverts, motorists and residents, including farmers, could not access markets, hospitals and farmlands to haulage their crops. Announcing the support to rebuild the bridges in the state, the NEDC boss pledged to fix all the collapsed bridges and washed off culverts.
Consequently, he noted that this would enable the Commission to open the roads for commuting and other business activities in the various communities, including the border areas with Niger.
Commuters could not access the road between Katarko and Gujba affected by the recent floods was also visited by the team and sympathized with the affected communities in all the affected areas.
“Today’s assessment visits of roads was to support the state government, by rebuilding all the damaged roads infrastructures,” Alkali said.
While rebuilding the bridges and culverts, he also assured the Yobe state government that the commission would partner with the federal government to complete the four affected roads in the state.
Additionally, Alkali assured the affected communities that he would present their appeals and complaints to the federal government.
Emphasizing the NEDC’s commitments in addressing economic hardships caused by the floods, he stated that there is the need for a timely intervention to improve the living conditions of the people, alleviate the pressures faced by the local population.
He also extended his condolences to people affected in recent flooding, but urged them to consider the disasters to life and property, as an act of God.
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