Categories: NEWS

You Need Painkillers To Pass Through Aba-Port Harcourt Road – Minister Of Works

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has lamented the state of the federal road connecting Port Harcourt and Aba.

Umahi directed contractors working on federal roads in the South-East and South-South to accelerate work while ensuring compliance with contract specifications.

He further stated that the federal government managed to save more than N300 billion by fixing a problem discovered two weeks ago on the road near the Second Niger Bridge in Onitsha, South-East Nigeria.

Umahi said this through a statement signed by his spokesperson Uchenna Orji.

“I feel for them very highly. When you go through this road, you now need to take a number of painkillers. It’s not desirable,” he said.

Sponsored

“So I’m begging CCECC, the controller and engineers to do everything possible in the next seven days and create a smooth sail on this right hand side.

“And just only two days back, with these leaders, we went to Asaba to look at the design of the bypass of the second Niger bridge, and we went to Onitsha.

“And by that singular movement, we saw that the design was defective and we agreed on a new kind of design. That was how we saved the country over N300 billion by that singular movement to that location,” he added.

SPONSORED
Nobert Okechukwu

Recent Posts

Tension As Many Hospitalized In Abia Community After Free Drug Distribution (Photos, Video)

A medical emergency has unfolded in Abiriba, Ohafia LGA, Abia State after a large number…

7 hours ago

Tinubu, Wife Return To Nigeria After G20 Summit In Brazil⁣

President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu have returned to Abuja after attending the…

8 hours ago

Anambra Police Arrest Suspected Kidnapper, Recover Ammunition

Anambra State Police Command have detained a suspected kidnapper who is allegedly intimidating locals in…

8 hours ago

Bus Passengers Cheat Death As Tyre Bursts On Enugu-Port Harcourt Express Road In Abia (Photos)

A Rivers Joy Transport company bus was involved in a lone accident on the Enugu-Aba-Port…

8 hours ago

Sen. Barau Provides 1,000 Functional Motorcycles To Police In Kano

On Saturday, Senator Barau Jubrin, the deputy president of the Senate, gave 1,000 operational motorcycles…

8 hours ago

Ogun Woman Pushes 65-Year-Old Neighbour To Death

Oladega Morenike, 65, was killed in an altercation in Ogun State's Ipokia Local Government Area…

9 hours ago