{"id":355143,"date":"2025-02-08T15:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T14:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=355143"},"modified":"2025-02-08T15:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T14:16:36","slug":"collapsed-calabar-itu-highway-a-national-embarrassment-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/08\/collapsed-calabar-itu-highway-a-national-embarrassment-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Collapsed Calabar-Itu Highway a National Embarrassment \u2013 Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"marker:text-textOff list-disc pl-8\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"\">The Cross River South Consultative Forum has condemned the failed state of the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene highway, calling it a &#8220;death trap&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"\">The forum urged the Federal Government to prioritize the road&#8217;s rehabilitation and held contractors Julius Berger and Sematech accountable for delays<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The deteriorating state of the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene federal highway has sparked outrage from the Cross River South Consultative Forum, which has labelled the abandoned road a &#8220;national embarrassment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s leader, Barr, spoke at a press conference in Calabar on Friday. Eyo Nsa Ekpo, condemned the failed state of the road, describing it as a &#8220;death trap&#8221; that connects Cross River and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/14\/nassembly-has-become-an-embarrassment-inibehe-effiong-reacts-to-proposed-amendment-of-npc-nbc-bills\/\">Akwa Ibom<\/a> states.<\/p>\n<p>Flanked by 14 other members\u2014two from each of the seven local government areas of Cross River South\u2014Ekpo expressed frustration over the rising accidents, injuries, and fatalities caused by the road\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite the worsening crisis, both the Federal Government and the contractors show no urgency in fixing the road,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the severe economic impact, stating that transportation difficulties have increased the cost of goods and services. 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