Legal practitioner Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) has accused the Federal Government of using uncompleted projects across the country as bait to get votes and continuity during next year’s general election.
Adegboruwa said this on Tuesday when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily to discuss issues related to INEC and the elections.
He said: “The federal government is using projects as bait to tie the hands of Nigerians so they can get continuity which is wrong.
“They promised to complete the Second Niger Bridge in 2022, we are already in December and it’s still there. How long will it take to complete a Lagos-Ibadan expressway that is about 200 km?
Sharing a personal experience, he said: “I’ve been on that road and nearly lost my life. You see people sandwiched between trucks and inhaling fumes. I know people who have died and have various degrees of health challenges from using that road.”
“This is the longest project anyone has embarked on in the world. Being probably the busiest road in Sub-Saharan Africa, it shouldn’t take up to the time it has taken now. Anyone who has suffered a health challenge should take the FG to court because they are liable.”
While commending the government for some infrastructures, he emphasized that any road construction or reconstruction that ends up taking lives is not worth it, and that projects should not be used as political capital.
He pleaded with the Minister of Works and Housing to show responsibility and the construction company in charge to adopt globally acceptable standard in delivering the project.
