{"id":740674,"date":"2019-11-08T15:21:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T15:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/08\/what-fashola-actually-said-about-nigerian-roads-video\/"},"modified":"2019-11-08T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T15:21:38","slug":"what-fashola-actually-said-about-nigerian-roads-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/08\/what-fashola-actually-said-about-nigerian-roads-video\/","title":{"rendered":"What Fashola Actually Said About Nigerian Roads (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"300\" height=\"250\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/1077540\/adx_article_post_1\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!-- \/1077540\/adx_article_post_1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p>Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works and housing, was quoted to have said Nigerian roads are not as bad as they are portrayed to be.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_721650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-721650\" style=\"width: 578px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-721650\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fashola-and-bad-portion-of-Nigerian-road.jpeg\" alt=\"Fashola and bad portion of Nigerian road\" width=\"578\" height=\"300\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-721650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fashola and bad portion of Nigerian road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reported comment has led to serious backlash for the minister from different sections of the country on social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!-- \/1077540\/adx_article_post2 -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"300\" height=\"250\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/1077540\/adx_article_post2\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Some critics also went as far as questioning the intelligence of the minister, while others have challenged the minister to take the roads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:\u00a0Fani Kayode Slams Fashola Over Comment On Nigerian Roads<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-13\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"300\" height=\"250\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/1077540\/adx_article_post4\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!-- \/1077540\/adx_article_post4 -->\n<\/div>\n<p>However, in the original video that has just surfaced online, Fashola spoke with media personnel explaining what he meant when he said the Nigerian road is not that bad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-15\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"300\" height=\"250\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/1077540\/adx_article_post3\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-14\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!-- \/1077540\/adx_article_post3 -->\n<\/div>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What Fashola actually said about Nigerian roads.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eOdpfTkqyc\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/eOdpfTkqyc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laila Ijeoma | Lailasnews.com (@LailaIjeoma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LailaIjeoma\/status\/1192692186850172929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">November 8, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!-- \/1077540\/adx_article_post5 --><\/p>\n<div>Ad ==&gt; LEARN How A Young Unemployed Graduate Makes 235K Monthly Online Legally, In This Recession Period. 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