Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has urged Nigerians not to be disturbed by the State of failed Federal
Roads in the country, as rehabilitation and palliative works will commence on the Roads in the next few
days, specifically December 1st, 2023.
The former Ebonyi State Governor reeled out plans made by the Federal Government for actualising a
sustainable road infrastructure throughout the country.
Making this disclosure via his personal social media handle, X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, the
Minister said his response was based on the complaints by commuters and residents on dilapidated
federal roads.
He highlighted the roads that will be attended to include: the Makurdi-Nsukka 9th Mile Road, East-West
Road, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Benin bypass road, collapsed bridges of Enugu- Port Harcourt road,
collapsed bridges of Shandam-Plateau State, Abuja-Kaduna- Zaria-Kano road and Gombe- Bauchi among
others.
He promised to tackle road infrastructure issues head-on, not minding the heavy volume of debt burden
inherited from most of the ongoing road projects.
He said, “The attention of the Federal Ministry of Works has been drawn to the concerns of the public
on the deplorable situations of some sections of the Federal roads throughout the Federation as
reported in many media platforms, especially social media and newspaper pages.”
Umahi explained that N300bn funding in the 2023 supplementary budget dividend will be divided into
N100bn for immediate palliative works on all roads in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory and
N200bn for completion of most inherited ongoing projects would provide succour for Nigerians.
The Minister also requested the general public to assist the ministry by supervising contractors that will
be engaged in palliative works of road infrastructure adding that genuine informants would be
periodically recognised publicly in a public engagement forum.
He added that all poorly constructed roads should be photographed and reported immediately to the
following contacts: 08030986263, 08037086137, or 08106423197; showing the name of the contractor,
the location and type of contract and defects observed.
