Motorists, residents stranded as floods take over Mararaba-FCT

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Motorists and commuters on the engaged Mararaba to Abuja metropolis halfway were stranded connected Monday, owing to gridlock caused by floods, aftermath of a dense downpour.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the flooding and gridlock created a chaotic country astatine the Mararaba conception of the road, successful New Kara Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.

NAN reports that the rains, which began aboriginal hours connected Monday morning, overwhelmed the area’s mediocre drainage system, causing terrible flooding that took implicit the road.

Many vehicles broke down successful the floods, arsenic drivers struggled to navigate the heavy water, complicating the already terrible postulation congestion.

Residents and commuters faced hours of hold portion trying to drawback commercialized vehicles successful the midst of the gridlock.

Mr Peter Obi, a resident, said that the concern was made hard arsenic immoderate commercialized autobus drivers seized the accidental to hike fares.

“Every clip it rains similar this, we look the aforesaid problems. The drainage strategy can’t incorporate the water, and it ever leads to flooding and postulation congestion.

“ Now, with the fare hike, it is conscionable unbearable. The authorities truly needs to bash thing astir this,’’ helium said.

Another commuter, Vincent Okonkwo, said proscription fares ever summation whenever it rains.

“When determination is nary rain, I walk astir N1, 000 from my location successful Ado to Wuse portion 2, wherever my bureau is. Now, I americium spending astir N2, 000 to get to the destination.

“As it is now, the postulation is heavy, and I americium not adjacent definite erstwhile I volition get to the office,” helium said.

Blocked drains astatine Young Shall Grow Motor park, Mararaba

Another commuter, Miss Blessing Ani, who lived successful Masaka and worked successful Berger, said she paid other N1,200 to get to her office

“Right now, with the rain, I americium paying N2, 200 alternatively of the N1, 000 I usually wage to my office,’’ she said.

“This is worrisome due to the fact that of the economical concern successful the country. Some time, I don’t adjacent spell to enactment due to the fact that of the hike successful fare erstwhile it rains,” she said.

Ani called connected the section government, Nasarawa authorities and the FCT Administration to travel to the assistance of millions of residents and commuters successful the area.

She besides enjoined the absorption of Young Shall Grow Transportation Company, which frontage is much affected by the flooding, to embark connected palliative measure, pending a last solution by the due authority.

Ani said the transport institution should spot the palliative measurement arsenic firm societal responsibility.

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