The Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomole has blamed the previous administration led by former President Goodluck Jonathan for the sorry state of the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi-Okene highway.
The Edo state governor disclosed this while receiving the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola at the Government office in Benin.
Oshiomole added that the bad state of the road has hindered him from visiting his village.
He said: “Right now, I have difficulty going home to my village because of what your predecessor did”.
“I have tried to explain it and it is important we explain it, not because anybody believes in what they call blame game, but the truth is that if the road wasn’t touched at all, it would have been better than it is now.
“I did argue then that what they were doing was going to create more problems. The truth is that they have left the road worse off than it was before the haphazard dualisation which is now creating a lot of problems”, he said.
He further added: “If our people found out that I didn’t talk about the road, they would think I am not taking advantage of my privileged relationship with you”.