Minister of Works urges strategic plans to tackle inherited road infrastructure challenges in Nigeria.

The Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency, Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi CON  has stated that the government at all levels  needs to synchronize strategic action plans to tackle  the  inherited  accumulation of road infrastructure  challenges in Nigeria.

Hon. Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, Special Adviser (Media) to the Honourable Minister of Works, noted that the Honourable Minister made this remark when he visited some Federal Government’s  ongoing  road projects along the Aba axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway handled  by Arab Contractors Nigeria Ltd.

The Honourable Minister, who was received by the Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti OFR commended the synchronizing synergy between  Abia State Government and  Federal Government of Nigeria, which has resulted  in the major road infrastructure facelift in the State.

The Honourable Minister praised  the decision of the Governor of the State to prioritize  road infrastructure development  among his strategic  development programmes, which he said was pivotal to the enhancement  of commercial activities and a catalyst for local economic growth as well as a precursor for self actualization  by the enterprising people of Abia State.

He also commended  the Governor for his sense of purpose  and power of supervision, which has made a difference in the infrastructure  development history of his State.

He said he was gratified  that  prioritization  of the development  of critical infrastructure  by the Governor had attracted the admiration  and  praise of the people of the State.

He said, “He has, through the help of the President, got a lot of improvement in the road of infrastructure of the State, especially Port Harcourt to Enugu Road. He is always on that road, supervising and inviting me. And so we have gone around some of his projects. And I can assure you, as an engineer, that this man is God sent. With the volume of work he is doing, with the quality of work he is doing, I can say it’s only God that brought him at a time like this. I say to him, if you had this in the past 12 years, Abia would not have been the same. But you know, the Bible says at the time of God, he makes all things beautiful.”

The Federal  road projects  visited  by the Honourable Minister of Works include: the Rehabilitation of Enugu – Port-Harcourt Expressway Section III: Enugu – Lokpanta, Enugu State and the Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of Enugu – Port Harcourt Dual Carriageway, Section II; Umuahia Tower – Aba Township Rail/Road Crossing in Abia State.

At  the CCECC section of the project, the Honourable Minister directed that the section between the railway crossing and the Alaoji be modified as follows:

– 4 carriageways (just like Arab section), instead of 2;

– A roundabout to be constructed at the intersection between Port-Harcourt Rd in Aba and  Enugu – PH Expressway.

Speaking during the event, the Governor of Abia State thanked the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for the progress  of work at the ongoing  rehabilitation of the Enugu – Port Harcourt Expressway, which has reached tremendous milestone delivery since the coming  on board of the Renewed Hope administration of Mr. President.

He described the efforts of the Honourable Minister of Works in supervising  the work progress as a motivation  driven  by passion and determination  to revolutionize road infrastructure development for the actualization of the Mr. President’s vision of realizing national economic  growth  and sustainable prosperity.

He stated, “I am here with the Honourable Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, we came for inspection. We have gone to the Express Road he is building for us.”