The presidential directive came amid growing public concern over the deteriorating highway, which has disrupted movement between Edo and Delta states, delayed the transportation of goods and created serious hardship for motorists and travellers.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, formally assumed a frontline role in President Bola Tinubu’s emerging 2027 re-election machinery, declaring himself coordinator of the President’s campaign in the FCT and Rivers State.