{"id":6854,"date":"2023-12-14T09:02:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T09:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/nass-demands-more-budgetary-allocation-for-ferma\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T09:02:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T09:02:33","slug":"nass-demands-more-budgetary-allocation-for-ferma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/nass-demands-more-budgetary-allocation-for-ferma\/","title":{"rendered":"NASS demands more budgetary allocation for FERMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The National Assembly has advocated increased budgetary allocation for the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, for better roads.<\/p>\n<p>This is contained in a statement by the agency\u2019s Director of Communications and Public Relations, Mrs Maryam Sanusi.<\/p>\n<p>The statement quoted the Chairman, Senate Committee on FERMA, Hussaini Uba, as speaking during a joint sitting of the Senate and House Committees on FERMA at the hearing of the FERMA 2023 Performance\/2024 Budget Defence presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Uba stated that FERMA could not meet up with the people\u2019s expectation of making all roads motorable and safe for users because of the low budgetary provision for the agency.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the poor condition of federal roads nationwide is unthinkable and demands urgent attention to reduce the suffering of motorists.<\/p>\n<p>He urged FERMA to put more in stakeholders\u2019 engagement and publicity to facilitate its achievements, challenges, and aspirations to be heard and appreciated by the general public.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe poor condition of federal roads across the country is unimaginable and calls for urgent attention to ameliorate the suffering of road users.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFERMA is doing a good job within the limited means, but it is not appreciated because the bit it is doing is only able to affect a small percentage of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NASS demands more budgetary allocation for FERMA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Assembly has advocated increased budgetary allocation for the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, for better roads. 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