Bode George to Fashola: You should be concerned about fixing roads, not 2023

Bode George, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
says Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works & housing, should
leave the issue of who becomes president in 2023 and focus on
fixing roads.

George, a one-time military administrator of Ondo state, gave
the advice while speaking to journalists in Lagos.

He was reacting to Fashola’s statement that a vote for President
Muhammadu Buhari by the south-west would guarantee the zone the
presidency in 2023.

George said: “Fashola is the Minister of Works. Look at the key
major roads from the ports, they are in deplorable state and these
roads are the gateway to the nation’s economy.

“It costs a container to be moved from Apapa ports to Tin- Can
to Ikeja N1 million. Just one container and that is what it will
cost the same container from Shanghai in China to Lagos.

“So the minister needs to fix those roads now instead of
postulating about 2023. These roads have not been maintained for
years.

“If goods cannot come out fast from the ports, it will affect
those who are buying and selling and if things cannot go into the
ports for export, how would people make money.

“Fashola should be concerned about fixing these roads before May
2019 because he would come back someday to give account to the
people.”