The permanent secretary in the federal ministry of Works and Housing Mr Babangida Hussaini has revealed intention of government to redesign the Wudil-Birnin Kudu federal road to reduce motor accidents.
The permanent secretary who was in the state on Friday alongside other engineers from the works ministry said the visit was to show concern of government over road accidents due to its bad construction.
Speaking to newsmen during the visit, Husaini said the visit has availed them with the opportunity to figure out how the Federal government could redesign the multiple sharp curves that have been a major source of accidents by motorists plying the route.
He said, the ministry has received series of complains about the road, particularly those places that accidents occur over the years.
“As you can see this road was constructed over 50 years ago, it is already a dead road which begs for quick redesign and remove all these unnecessary bends.
“On this single bend alone, you can see about 4 different mass graves where over 80 people were buried after they were burnt to ashes as a result of motor accident”, he stated.
The permanent Secretary said based on the technical and engineering report, the work will be divided into two phases.
According to him the first phase of the work will cover six kilometres, stressing that emphasis will be given to the identified accident flash points.
It would be recalled that, last month an accident occurred around one of the dangerous bends where 18 people were reported to have been killed including children and pregnant women.
