When I Was On The Abuja-Lokoja Road, I Discovered That The Asphalt Was Flowing – Dave Umahi

The new Minister of Works, Dave Umahi has revealed his experience when he travelled on the Abuja-Lokoja road.

Dave Umahi, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Ebonyi State is one of the newly inaugurated Ministers that was sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday.

He had earlier been screened and confirmed by the upper chamber of the national assembly.

The Punch paper reported that Dave Umahi, in an exclusive interview on Channels Television said; “I also noticed that some of the projects, while you are still on the roads, they have gone bad. When I was on the Abuja-Lokoja Road, I discovered that the asphalt was flowing. And if you enter that road with speed, that is the end of such a person”

He added; “I did 3,500 kilometres of concrete road in Ebonyi State, and it is maintenance-free. For 50 years, you will not maintain it. We are looking at all these things. How do we cut down costs? Because the primary issue is also the cost of construction,”

He stated further; “I am telling them your profit, I will protect whatever thing you want to make but, let’s help Nigeria, let’s build a road that will last and the funny thing is that the government – the President (Bola Ahmed Tinubu) will give out the money.”

The recent statement by Dave Umahi which was shared by The Punch paper on its verified Twitter page has generated a lot of reactions from many Nigerians on the social media platform.

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