Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Senate on Thursday asked the federal government to include North-eastern states in the newly approved superhighway project.

The upper chamber also urged the government to approve the rehabilitation of all dilapidated roads nationwide.

The resolutions followed a motion sponsored by Gombe Central Senator Danjuma Goje during the plenary session on Thursday.

Mr Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, expressed concerns about excluding the North-east zone from the N4.2 trillion road project approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on 3 February.

The FEC had approved the construction and rehabilitation of several major highways and bridges, including Lagos - Calabar Road, Delta State Access Road, Lagos - Ibada...