#Jalingo-Numan road in Northeast:This road has gradually metamorphosed into deathtraps for many travelers. The high rate of accidents recorded testifies to this unfortunate metamorphosis.This is a major road linking Adamawa and States where craters, gulley erosion, potholes, and even dare-devil robbers rule the road. Plying from Numan to Jalingo you will be forced to dance along with your vehicle to no rhythm for close to four hours in the journey, which ought not to last for about one hour. For a regular traveler, the thought of venturing on Jalingo-Numan road is the beginning of a journey into uncertainties, eternity or the easiest way of booking appointment with fate and grave, nay a way of bring money for nearby coffin makers.
Pertinently, the burnt wreckage littering this road,does not only remind me of the government's aloofness from the plight of its citizens but also serve as a memorial for many families that have lost their loved ones on this road.The trauma, discomfort and disaster recorded on the road pronounce a vote of no confidence on the relevance stakeholders involved as they portray it not to have any modicum of concern for the welfare of its citizenry.
Successive governments have decried the sorry state of this road and have repeatedly pledged to fix it deplorable state. They have also allocated billions of naira for the project, but the road situation have metamorphosed to worse,if it has changed, has only become worse. The seeming indifference of the current administration to the prosecution of those entrusted with the large allocations for this road refurbishment and construction leaves me thinking whether any other allocations for the road project would frizzle away just like those in the past.
A people-oriented government will not allow its populace to suffer unwarranted bloodshed and discomfort on the roads. The government has to do more than just awarding contracts. Concerted efforts should also be made to ensure the implementation of every detail of the contracts, ranging from the duration of the project to the quality of the materials to be used.
