Works Minister, Engr Umahi affirms Concrete Technology Gaining Wider Acceptance by States

• As Minister inspects Road Projects Along Abuja- Lokoja- Benin Highway and Kogi State.

In the vision  of the Renewed Hope administration of His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, to give  Nigeria enduring infrastructure  that will stimulate  robust  economic  growth, the use of rigid  pavement  in the construction  of  roads has been widely welcomed  as a more sustainable  technology and viable  solution  to our infrastructure  challenges  in view of the local content  components, durability, cost efficiency  and predictability .

A statement issued by Hon. Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, Special Adviser ( Media) to the Honourable Minister of Works, noted that this was expressed by the Hon. Minister of Works, His Excellency Sen Engr Nweze David Umahi CON, during  his inspection visit  to the ongoing Federal Government  road projects in Kogi State.

The Honourable Minister, who was accompanied by the State Deputy Governor and representative of the Governor, His Excellency, Salifu Joel Oyibo and other State Government functionaries stated that concrete technology would create  jobs for the  teeming youths  and women, reduce road failures,  and guarantee durability and very little  maintenance,  and thus help in strengthening  the economy of the country.

He commended Gitto Construction  Nigeria  Ltd and the CGC  Nigeria  Ltd for doing  a good job.

 “They are doing fantastic work. We’re also trying to bring our first concrete road technology to show the public that the moment you use this concrete technology for the next 50, 60, 70, 80 years, your road will continue to be there with zero maintenance. And that’s what we’ve agreed with contractors, especially on the new carriageway for Lokoja to Benin,” the minister said.

 He said that in addition  to the road projects being  done by the Federal Government  along the highway, there would be a flyover at  the Obajana junction in Lokoja that would resolve  traffic  problems  and accidents along the road.

In his  response, the Kogi State  Governor, His Excellency, Ahmed Usman Ododo represented by his Deputy,  commended the Federal Government of Nigeria under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for according high priority to federal road projects in the State.

He assured  the Honourable Minister of Works of the continued cooperation and support of the Kogi State Government towards the completion of all federal road projects in the state.

The Honourable Minister who first visited Lokoja-Ganaja road which failed due to impact of flood in the area, the section of the Lokoja-Okene-Auchi-Benin Highway designed to have a flyover bridge around Obajana junction, the Felele-Akpanya sections of the Lokoja-Abuja Highway, also  proceeded to inspect other sections  of Lokoja – Abuja road projects, the Abuja – Lokoja Section IV , the special Intervention Abuja – Lokoja Section IV,, the Abuja – Lokoja Section III, the reconstruction of existing pavement and completion of the additional pavement on the dualization of Abuja – Lokoja Highway section111,

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