The Niger Delta Development Commission has flagged off reconstruction work on a 15.4-kilometre failed stretch of the Benin-Sapele section of the East-West Road at Amukpe. According to The Tide, the project follows a Federal Government directive for urgent intervention over the road's deplorable condition. NDDC Managing Director Samuel Ogbuku officially led the flag-off ceremony. The East-West Road is a major highway serving Nigeria's Niger Delta region, and its poor state has long drawn complaints from commuters and communities.
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