The Federal Government has ordered the removal of speed bumps on highways across Nigeria, citing the need to improve traffic flow and enhance road safety.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, made the announcement during a two-day retreat in Abuja.
According to Umahi, many speed bumps on federal highways are poorly designed, causing accidents, damaging vehicles, and unnecessarily prolonging travel times.
He shared a personal experience of a frustrating trip along a federal route littered with speed bumps, which turned a one-hour journey into a three-hour ordeal.
Umahi emphasised that while speed bumps are necessary in certain locations, many on Nigerian highways are “a menace” that undermines their original purpose of ensuring safety.
“While speed bumps are necessary in certain locations to enhance safety, many on our highways are poorly designed, dangerously high, and cause more harm than good.
“Some of these speed bumps are so high they touch the bottom plates of vehicles. That is not desirable and defeats the purpose of ensuring safety. Both the ministry and the National Assembly agree they need to go,” Umahi stressed.
The National Assembly, has backed the directive to dismantle these speed bumps and restore order on the highways.
