MONROVIA, Jan. 19 -- Deputy Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa says he will vigorously lobby in the next three years of CDC-led government with his colleagues to ensure budgetary allocation for roads in the Southeastern region of Liberia.

The newly elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives stated with the estimated amount of a mile road costing US$1 million, at least US$50m which can construct 50 miles would be aggressively lobbied for inclusion in the national budget.

"We cannot wait for the big loan estimated atUS$100million to address the long-time road challenge in the Southeast," Deputy Speaker Cllr. Koffa averred.

According to his calculation, giving the long stretch of road, US$50m can be directed to the road initiative to...