The governor of West Equatoria state Jimma Nunu Komba expressed regret on the bad conditions of roads in the state saying the state of roads led to souring price rises of food commodities and of building materials.

The governor, speaking to the state news agency urged the UN, the Kenyan company Seificoun and the roads departments to speed up their operations in the state.

She added that bad road hindered the return of IDPs and availability of essential commodities in the state.