Commercial Drivers Task Agency On Performance

Barely three months after the inauguration of the Rivers State Road Maintenance Agency commercial bus drivers in Port Harcourt metropolis are still complaining of potholes in some of the major roads in Port Harcourt and have urged the agency to expedite action.
The Tide reports that while inaugurating the agency, the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, promised to allocate N100 million monthly to them.
In line with this, the chairman of the agency, Hon Timothy Nsirim, assured the governor that members of the agency will work assiduously to achieve the expected objectives .
The drivers posited that months later, after all the assurances, much had not been achieved, saying that the chairman of the agency weeks after his inauguration, blamed the rain and other challenges for blocking the chances of fixing the roads
The drivers also said that the agency instead of achievement, continued, calling for more funds to enable them work well, stressing that their sad experience with the potholes on the road are affecting their business hours due to the grid lock, which also raises the maintenance cost of their vehicles.
Speaking to The Tide on Monday in Port Harcourt, a commercial bus driver, Tochukwu Wagbara, said “the impact of the road maintenance agency had not been felt as there are potholes littered here and there on our roads. There are quite a lot of roads within the metropolis that need immediate attention. They should sit up because Ikwerre road and is not the only road.
Also speaking, Sunday Jonah, said, “we need action, we are tired of excuses, we need pragmatic performance, maybe he may not had been funded as expected by the authorities that be, but then he should show some concern with the available little fund. I wonder how the road will be in this festive yuletide period if they did not fix those potholes that are already causing serious grid lock on our roads”.
Efforts to contact the chairman for comment failed as he was away for official engagement, when The Tide visited his office.