Some communities living along Gombe- Dukku-Darazo road have mada a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to come to their rescue over the terrible state of Gombe-Dukku-Darazo road.
The dilapidated portion of the road, with a total length of 78 km (Gombe-Dukku) which is the worst part of the road, had not witnessed any major rehabilitation for over 10 years.
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A resident of the area, Malam Mamman Dukku told our reporter in Gombe on Friday, that the call was necessary because the road has become a death trap for motorists plying the route (Gombe-Dukku,-Darazo-Kano).
He lamented that the terrible state of the road has compelled many motorists to stop plying the road as accident along the road has become a daily phenomena.
“The Federal government has completely neglected this part of the country because this is the road that links Gombe State to Kano and other states in the Northwest.
He blamed the Federal Lawmakers representing the Northern part of the State for not making any effort to ensure the rehabilitation of the road.
“The Senator representing Gombe North is from Dukku likewise the Reps member representing Gombe /Dukku/ FunaKaye Federal Constituency is from Dukku but they have not done anything to see to the rehabilitation of the road,” he said.
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According to him, the failure of the federal lawmakers from the area to prevail on the Federal Government to rehabilitate the road, has continued to affect socio-economic activities of the entire Gombe State.
Speaking in the same vein, the driver of our vehicle who simply gave his name as Musa Babaldu said,” This dilapidated portion of the road is 40 minutes drive from Gombe to Dukku but we have to spend two hours now due to its terrible condition.
“It’s 40 minutes drive from Gombe to Dukku but we have to take two hours now to reach Dukku from Gombe,” he said.
Babaldu, however, called on both Federal and State Governments to come to do something urgently to reduce accidents and enhance security along the road as well as to save lives and property.
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Our reporter observed that flood had washed away some parts of the road as youths in the areas had to assist motorists by directing where to follow following many hours of downpour on Friday morning.
It was also observed that motorists plying the road have to drive “at a snail speed” to avoid possible break down of the vehicles while in some areas they have to abandoned the entire road and drive along its shoulder.
