The deplorable condition of the Nigerian roads: How bad ur side dey, solution?

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

IT is common knowledge that Nigerian roads are generally either in a state of disrepair, poorly maintained or altogether untarred. With Nigeria boasting of the largest road network in Africa, it is not surprising that only about 60,000km out of its estimated 195,000km or road network is paved. Majority of the nation’s road network was constructed between the 80s and 90s, with a larger portion of them currently deteriorated because of poor maintenance. Even when the existing roads are constructed or supposedly maintained, it soon falls into disrepair due to the use of low-quality materials. Despite huge budgetary allocations been committed annually to infrastructural development projects, much yet remains to be seen on how the condition of the roads justifies their fiscal allocation.

The Nigerian road network is majorly classified into three. First is Trunk Road “A” which encompasses the framework of the national road grid and cuts across regional boundaries. The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, is responsible for financing, constructing, and maintaining this class of roads. Second is the Trunk Road “B” which connects the major cities within states. They are financed, constructed, and maintained by the state governments. Third, Trunk Road “C” falls under the category of roads constructed and maintained by local government authorities in Nigeria, and they are usually untarred.
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Okay make we leave all this article, I just gaz put am as e make sense when I read am. Normally we know say road no good for Nigeria like na one of the things we dey lack for this country plus the road no come safe self join (so na double wahala). I wan know how ur own area be for the bad road matta, how we go solve this problem because when you reason am this bad roads follow for many of our problems as e dey spoil market as transport dey increase, car maintenance dey cost as the road the follow spoil cars then market come dey over cost due to all this factors. How we go fit take achieve an increase in the quality of our road to bring about a safe transportation, wetin you think government fit do or dem dey do wrong?.

[knowngunman]

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I no sure say any state fit get bad roads reach my state. The percentage of good roads in my place no go reach 15% out 100%. Just imagine me traveling from my hometown to my school within my state again ooo and I dey spend 8 hrs for road. Chai even from Lagos to maiduguri wey be longest journey for Nigeria no far pass like that, lol . Normally that journey na 1½ hrs journey but na the nature of the road make am that long. Despite say na for raining season, e no suppose reach like that if the road dey manageable. Both government and contractors get fault but na wetin dem pay the contractors dem dey do for us jare. I support government to reintroduce toll gate if dem go use the money realise to maintain our roads tru tru e go make sense small. Government dey shout already say load Don too much for am and I no sure say government alone fit take the responsibility of maintaining and constructing new roads for our country. By reintroducing that toll gate again at least those heavy duty vehicles wey dey follow spoil the road go dey contribute to it maintenance.

[Dzwaafu11]

Wetin I wan talk fit funny sha but for these naija wey we they I am not sure if there is a state wey go get bad roads like my state road wey be the most important road for my state na in spoil pass all the road and na the road all the politician's wey they my state they follow but they no fit repair am..
94% of road wey they my State they spoil even the ones wey good not that much is not up to 80% good sha.

[Obari]

Ahhhh
This na exactly the same topic I been wan talk after I nearly die yesterday for traffic caused by very bad and dangerous road and it's really bad and disheartening seeing a federal road in a very bad state and condition and one major question I dey always ask na if government no get allocations for this stuffs as in good road ?
I think say na the right time to create some committees wey go dey in charge of inspecting this road and this committees should possibly be foreigner that wouldn't take bribe and make we see howfar we go reach because e dey pain me whenever I dey fall out come jam bad road

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Government dey shout already say load Don too much for am and I no sure say government alone fit take the responsibility of maintaining and constructing new roads for our country. By reintroducing that toll gate again at least those heavy duty vehicles wey dey follow spoil the road go dey contribute to it maintenance.

I no understand wetin d government dey do wey dem no fit take responsibility of creating good road or making the already existing ones motorable. We too dey give this government free pass if not we for no dey experience wetin we dey surfer like dis. Na government we elect into office to make our living conditions better so if dem no fit run am den make dey step down make people with vision enter there change things

The toll gate matter for make sense if them no go embezzle the money use do projects for themselves instead of the repair the roads. Assuming we get honest people wey go do wetin dem supposed do even though dem go still chop small, Nigeria for dun go forward small.

I think say na the right time to create some committees wey go dey in charge of inspecting this road and this committees should possibly be foreigner that wouldn't take bribe and make we see howfar we go reach because e dey pain me whenever I dey fall out come jam bad road

No do oh na foreigners chop this country money pass, dem know say the country corrupt and nobody go reason dem if them pay dues as such dem sabi do anyhow besides no be dem dey use the road so wetin go concern them. Abeg anything wey we wan do make e dey be indigene since na dem go put eye for ground make their own better so e dey easier both for their family and others.

[HajiBagi]

Bad road na him be second nigeria problem after the fuels scarcity problem and our government don do like say them no hear our complain, As he stands now let me use my state do example if you are like traveling to another place my brother you will like to walk with your legs than being in the car because the way the road be I swear you can imagine, the matter of road don tire us because most of the things that cause accidents is because of the road and the government no wan do anything because them no do they pass roads travel, but waiting I wan talk here be say make we shine our eyes for this year make we choose person wey fit solve nigeria problems for us

[Cryptomultiplier]

This road matter na one real gist wey everyone dey try avoid right now. No be because of say e no concern us, but because inasmuch as we talk reach, nothing still dey change. Upon the road taxes wey Agbero, FRSC and other government agencies dey collect, it is not enough to consider the repairs.  The worst na when rainy season begins, coupled with the rising cost of energy, PMS and vehicular maintenance cost; no wonder many dey sell their motor instead.

For my side right now, the roads dey manageable because of the dry season, compared to when it rained. All vehicles and bikes can easily maneuver the holes.
 If them been patch up these bad roads on time at earlier signs of cracks, e for save a lot more stress trying to think out cost and allocation of contract palava per square meter, of the current road in question.

[Dunamisx]

When we are talking about bad roads, i think it's something common everywhere but the extent differs from each other, this issue of bad roads is actually common to most of the developing countries and the underdeveloped ones while the developed countries adjust any fault found with their roads as quick as possible before it's been noticed, this is all about the kind of government system in place, the mode of administration to public affairs and the extent to which there's corruption in such country.

[KupaCrypto]

For my side ehnn, the road the road in some areas is Very bad while some is manageable, the federal road called east/West road is nothing to write home about, Trailers fall down there on daily bases becos of the bad state of the road, Even tankers, lives have been lost, just last year October A trailer hit a car on the bridge Der into the water and some passengers drown to death, you will see trailers falling in front of people's residential buildings and am forced to ask what if children where outside playing what will be the story, most times some of them fall and obstruct the hold causing Hold up and delaying the time of travelers.

[Davidvictorson]

I have made peace with myself that there will always be bad roads in the country. In fact this one be like one of the achievements of our politicians. Sometimes, I dey see some youths for my area dey carry stones dey pour inside pot holes or pour sand inside places wey don bad for the road but we know say all these one na just temporary solutions. If nor be for bureaucratic bottle necks and corruption some of these road rehabilitation projects /contracts don already dey awarded but contractors and their people don chow the money.

One solution na to snap these roads wey dey bad for we area, upload am online - Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, then tag the governor, reps member, Ferma etc. All those relevant agencies. E nor get way , wey one of them nor go shook eye or ask questions.

[Rruchi man]

Okay make we leave all this article, I just gaz put am as e make sense when I read am. Normally we know say road no good for Nigeria like na one of the things we dey lack for this country plus the road no come safe self join (so na double wahala).

If we dey wan consider the region wey get bad road pass, I nor sure say any side get bad roads reach eastern Nigeria. Use Aba road do example

I wan know how ur own area be for the bad road matta, how we go solve this problem because when you reason am this bad roads follow for many of our problems as e dey spoil market as transport dey increase, car maintenance dey cost as the road the follow spoil cars then market come dey over cost due to all this factors. How we go fit take achieve an increase in the quality of our road to bring about a safe transportation, wetin you think government fit do or dem dey do wrong?.

In one of residence in Rivers State, the road is in good condition, not just because the government did the road, but also because the residence around there have very good maintenance culture, If dem see pot holes, dem dey fill am us with cement, dem dey tidy their drainage so water nor go dey gather for the road, na street road be that, and na so dem dey maintain am. If Government fit adopt good maintenance culture, dey run maintenance for roads wey dem dun do, e go make sense. To just the road and leave am anyhow nor go well, before person go know e dun spoil.

[Coyster]

Bad roads na long-standing problem for Nigeria oh, no be today we the citizens begin manage Naija road, e don kill many people, e don scatter plenty businesses, e they cause better problems everyday for people, person go enter road for 1 hour journey, e go spend like 5 hours for road, e no make sense na, but as typical Nigerians we just have to endure so tey we don become inure to suffering.

Having said that, the cause of this problem is the same as most of our problems, and na corruption, na wetin they destroy every sector for Nigeria, that is why nothing they work, if government no embezzle money wey them suppose use build new road, then road go good, if them no carry contracts give their family members wey be incompetent and greedy engineers wey go chop the money to construct new roads, come construct nonsense with substandard equipments, then road go good. The matter choke oh, and na only good governance and competence go change everything.

[DaNNy001]

Ahhhh
This na exactly the same topic I been wan talk after I nearly die yesterday for traffic caused by very bad and dangerous road and it's really bad and disheartening seeing a federal road in a very bad state and condition and one major question I dey always ask na if government no get allocations for this stuffs as in good road ?
I think say na the right time to create some committees wey go dey in charge of inspecting this road and this committees should possibly be foreigner that wouldn't take bribe and make we see howfar we go reach because e dey pain me whenever I dey fall out come jam bad road

Nigerian road and their wahala, the thing wey dey surprise me for this country be say,  if dem dey talk about resources to use maintain our roads and other things to make our road dem better, i know think say Nigeria dey lack any of these materials but still yet our roads are very bad and rough.
Today wey i been dey come from ahoada to bayelsa,  i really see something for the journey. Bro just as you talk this bad road fit kill person because the shape of the federal road for that area is really messed up, the kind dust wey i inhale plus gallops for that roads i almost pass out.
Nigeria don reach to do something about this bad roads and how take sure say people wey dey inspect road no day but na all this corruption for the country no go allow them do their work well.

[uchegod-21]

E for good make we zero our mind understand say the leaders of this country know wetin dem dey do and majority of wetin dem dey do na on purpose to carry suffer people and make dem poor so that they go come rescue dem during election.

Na for Nigeria you go see say for this 21st century dem go dey use to work road as campaign promises and we no see anything bad for it.
Those politicians go leave bad roads for years only to see wetin dem go use campaign during election say na wetin dem go do

[Lida93]

Government dey shout already say load Don too much for am and I no sure say government alone fit take the responsibility of maintaining and constructing new roads for our country. By reintroducing that toll gate again at least those heavy duty vehicles wey dey follow spoil the road go dey contribute to it maintenance.

I no understand wetin d government dey do wey dem no fit take responsibility of creating good road or making the already existing ones motorable. We too dey give this government free pass if not we for no dey experience wetin we dey surfer like dis. Na government we elect into office to make our living conditions better so if dem no fit run am den make dey step down make people with vision enter there change things

Naija government politicians dey only do tins wey go benefit them wey be politicians, if that tin no go give them benefit them no go do am. If not imagine day eleme refinery road for Rivers state, road wey the bring money to federal porse wey every day tankers d use d road yet govt no see am how bad d road don be. Oya check out d pH/Aba road that Aba side don turn to death trap ,na for my front na garri truck fall pour all d garri for ground ,while the moto I enta just dey close to am, nah baba God dey save us for this roads. Politicians dey use choppers and private jet. Them dey only com flag off road wen na campaign period to use for election to buy electorate minds after that time Dem don keep blind eyes to our surferin.
Na God dey hep us for this con3!

[sokani]

Naija government politicians dey only do tins wey go benefit them wey be politicians, if that tin no go give them benefit them no go do am. If not imagine day eleme refinery road for Rivers state, road wey the bring money to federal porse wey every day tankers d use d road yet govt no see am how bad d road don be. Oya check out d pH/Aba road that Aba side don turn to death trap ,na for my front na garri truck fall pour all d garri for ground ,while the moto I enta just dey close to am, nah baba God dey save us for this roads. Politicians dey use choppers and private jet. Them dey only com flag off road wen na campaign period to use for election to buy electorate minds after that time Dem don keep blind eyes to our surferin.
Na God dey hep us for this con3!

Basket mouth say na only for Nigeria dem no dey doge potholes, you just choose the one you go enter. Those two roads you mention na roads wey I don used recently and their states are so pathetic. Our politicians no send us at all and I know say most of them no dey do interstate travels by road na by air, so them no really care. And even when them want award contract dem go just use their own company or a friend. At the end of the day, dem go just deliver one kind yeye work, the road go spoil within a year and we start suffering again.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

Na true talk you just yan Sir Brainboss, and if you look very well, you go see say most of the bad roads we get for this country na "Truck A" road, (I.e roads meant to be constructed, maintained and finance by the Federal government, found mostly in the South, East and West due to it's negligence to these part of the country, while all the North has good roads. However, our governors are trying in this aspects, most especially Wike "Mr Project" who transformed Port Harcourt to into the garden city always known for. Because the cause of bad roads in this country is caused by bad governance/corruption, so the only solution be also be we electing a competent, good, vibrant and hard-working  leader in our forth coming 2023 election who has everybody at heart.

[martyns]

Na true say Nigeria get plenty bad road wey government never fit work,some of them go promise to workam when them dey find position,and the moment them get that position them go leavam undone without touching it.Some of the leaders go work only the road wey spoil for their own area,and forget about the ones wey dey other places.All this things na wetin some of our leaders dey do wey no good.
That is why this coming election,we need bring our eyes down to see the person wey go deliver for us,and also carry everybody along,no be person wey go dey sentimental in doing something.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Na true say Nigeria get plenty bad road wey government never fit work,some of them go promise to workam when them dey find position,and the moment them get that position them go leavam undone without touching it.Some of the leaders go work only the road wey spoil for their own area,and forget about the ones wey dey other places.All this things na wetin some of our leaders dey do wey no good.

But wait oh, why we dey wait on promises from the government for our roads to work as dem supposed be. Like this one no be their money dem dey use oh, na now our money. Like all the tax we dey pay, wetin dem dey use am do. The good roads no for dey among our problems as we get the resources to handle that. This government no try at all. We no supposed dey beg like this and una dey funny me when people come out they praise this particular government for doing road like na as e dun bad reach.

Normal we suppose dey use say dem no do our citizens rights dey commot dem from seat no be to celebrate when dey do am. We're all entitled to good roads, light etc as citizens of this country but the thing just tayah me when I dey see things dey go south like dis. Abeg oh make una Vote who go hear our cried and leave all this politicians wey no sabi wetin e means to rule others.

[Hyphen(-)]

How we go fit take achieve an increase in the quality of our road to bring about a safe transportation, wetin you think government fit do or dem dey do wrong?.

My broda, dis bad road matter, na something wey be say e they every where as u talk am.  You no fit sideline one particular state wey get complete good roads both for villages and touen, even Abuja wey be capital self get enough bad roads.
I they reason say government no carry the road matter for head because dem get money fly go where them wan go a why dem leave us wey not money to book flights with the bad roads.

The only solution wey I feel say go help us na good representatives from our local communities, if all people wey de represent us for Top they talk wetting be our problems, them go look into am and repair the roads.