Travellers Don Stranded For Days For Collapsed Calabar-Itu Road, Beg Govt Make E Act Quick Quick

Di collapse of Calabar-Itu highway don cause total wahala for commuters, motorists, and truck drivers as dem don stranded for days. For three days straight, parts of di road don dey impassable, forcing travellers to either turn back or spend long hours, sometimes nights, for road. People wey manage pass talk say di journey dey very tiring and stressful, full of delays, fatigue, and money wahala. Commuters don dey expect serious hold-up anytime dem travel. Uwem Isaiah, wey waka go Akwa Ibom for friend wedding, talk say e gats remain there till Monday, and e return trip still heavy. E yarn, “I leave Akwa Ibom 9:00 a.m., reach Calabar 9:00 p.m. Twelve hours. Wetin suppose be less than two hours now dey take many hours, with no sure time of arrival. At one point, we jam deadlock. Trucks stuck. People waka cos frustration.” Eka Success, wey travel from Calabar to Akwa Ibom, talk her return journey start 6:00 p.m. Saturday reach 4:00 a.m. Sunday, describe am as hopeless, with passengers wey dey cry and drivers vex.

Commercial drivers talk say di gridlock don spoil dia livelihood as dem dey spend more fuel, money on repairs, and time. One bus driver, Akpan, talk say, “Many of us no fit make more than one trip again. Vehicles dey breakdown from deep gullies and mud. We dey suffer.” Truck operators dey count heavy losses as some gats use longer and costlier routes. Dem say if truck jam, goods fit spoil, and nobody go pay you back. Residents of Cross River and Akwa Ibom dey fear say if government no act, road fit soon block completely. National Assembly Joint Committee on Works don visit di highway recently, talk say di pace of reconstruction slow, and promise to engage Federal Government for faster action. But commuters still dey suffer. One trader from Uyo to Calabar talk, “We dey hear promises, meanwhile people dey stranded. Businesses dey collapse. This road na our lifeline.” Road users dey urge government make dem clear di congestion urgently and do emergency repairs while full reconstruction no start.