CSO urges Tinubu, Edo, Delta governors to declare infrastructure emergency

…Calls for joint task force, says corridor has become a governance emergency

By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha

ASABA — The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on President Bola Tinubu and the governors of Edo and Delta states to declare the Benin–Sapele–Warri highway an Infrastructure Emergency Zone and take immediate steps to reconstruct the failed road.

The call was contained in the inaugural edition of The Common Good Letter, a monthly public accountability report released in July 2026.

In the report, ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor, described the highway as a public safety and economic emergency that continues to affect millions of people in the Niger Delta.