
Fashola Sends Message To State Governments
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that state governments that desire roads must be prepared to pay compensation to citizens whose lands enter road construction plans.
NAN reports that the minister said this on Monday when he commenced a two-day inspection of highway projects in Niger.
According to him, every road project must pass through somebody’s land.
“It is the responsibility of state governments and Local Government Areas to settle these challenges so that the Federal Government can face the problem of funding the construction of these roads.
“I believe that we will help where we can;