By DOTUN IBIWOYE
ASABA—A youth leader in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Tabuko Emmanuel, has decried the deplorable state of roads in Isoko Iyede, Emovor and Ozoro areas, describing them as terrible.

Emmanuel lamented that the roads were causing untold hardship to the people of the areas and asked the state and local governments to either reconstruct or grade them for the comfort of road-users.

He spoke in an interview with Vanguard, saying that Ozoro people had been neglected by previous governments in the last 15 years, leading to stagnation in  economic activities.

He then urged the Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan-led administration to use the available revenue from the mineral resources in the state to develop the areas which were of significant economic importance to the people.

According to him: “It is a regrettable that the state of roads in the affected areas among others   are in terrible state of disrepair. The major means of transportation in Nigeria is by land and our roads need to be in good condition.

“The fact is that Delta State, is endowed with huge mineral and human resources. It has a sea port that could be the catalyst to economic development. The state is also surrounded by water which will be an ideal place for aquatic farming. We need infrastructural facilities to develop like others.”