An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Vincent Adodo, has threatened to sue the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency if it does not repair the damaged sections of the Abuja-Keffi Expressway, particularly around the Nyanya-Checkpoint/Abacha Road area near the Federal Road Safety Corps Office.
He said the dilapidated condition of the section of the road had, for years, caused severe hardship for commuters and road users.
In a letter dated October 7, 2024, and made available to PUNCH Metro on Monday, Adodo urged FERMA to investigate and assess the state of the affected portion of the road.
He highlighted the daily struggles of citizens travelling between the Abuja City Centre and surrounding areas, who are forced to endure long hours in traffic due to the deteriorated road conditions.
“The users of this road are subjected to excruciating suffering every day, especially during the rainy season,” Adodo stated.
He gave FERMA seven days to respond to his demand for immediate repairs, warning that if the agency failed to act, he would file a lawsuit against it.
Adodo emphasised the strategic importance of the road, which serves as a vital route for thousands of public servants and private-sector workers commuting between the Federal Capital Territory and the Nyanya-Mararaba area.
The letter read, ”I wish to bring to your notice and that of your esteemed agency the general deplorable situation of a portion of the Abuja-Keffi Expressway beginning from Nyanya Checkpoint, Abuja through the road to Muhammadu Buhari International Market, Orange Market, Karu, Nasarawa State.
“I urge you to do your investigation and assess the current situation of the bad portions of the road particularly the area I have highlighted and also the very excruciating suffering the users of the road are being subjected to daily, especially during a rainy season.
“It baffles any reasonable person that a strategic passage such as the road in question which is the sole transport route for thousands of public servants and private sector workers employed in the Federal Capital Territory but residing in the Nyanya-Mararaba area can be abandoned and allowed to suffer dilapidation of this magnitude.
“Consequently, I am using this opportunity, again, to demand your good offices to immediately commence the repairs of the road which is a Federal Government road which connects the Federal Capital Territory.
He pleaded that in the event of the failure and/or negligence to heed his demand within a reasonable time of seven days from the receipt of the letter, he would not hesitate to institute legal action against FERMA for its dire negligence in the performance of its statutory obligation.
