All Federal Roads Will Be Motorable Before Christmas – Dave Umahi

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi announced on Thursday that the federal government is working to make sure all federal high roads are motorable before Christmas.

Umahi made this known in Akure, the capital of Ondo, during a town hall meeting stakeholders’ meeting organized by the Ministry of works.

The minister disclosed that the administration inherited over 2,000 uncompleted road projects worth trillions of naira, adding the government terminated 10 contracts of erring companies.

He noted that the federal and Ondo state governments are committed to restoring the Aiyetoro community facing sea incursion.

“Our books are very much open. We will conclude the design (for Ondo state) within November, and we will inaugurate it.

“We have directed that all federal road controllers should give us details of roads within their domain, whether awarded or not so that by this Christmas, all federal high roads will be motorable.

“We are coming back after your election to start the Aiyetoro project, which we will construct after this one.

“Nigerians should be grateful that we have a listening president. He is committed to all sectors. This country still has a lot of potential.”

The minister also said the 63-kilometer axis of the Calabar-Lagos coastal highway alignment in Ondo state will be inaugurated in December.

Umahi added that work would commence immediately in December after the completion of designing the road in November.