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Contractors Insisting on Using Asphalt Will Bear Burden of Road Failures, Says Nigeria’s Works Minister Umahi

 

Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has stated that contractors to the ministry who insist on the use of asphalt in road construction, despite the new direction to use concrete, will face the consequences if the facilities fail in a short time.


Umahi spoke while meeting with 46 contractors handling  road projects in the South-east region as well as four contractors from the North-east over the weekend at the ministry’s headquarters in Mabushi, Abuja.


A statement by the Director of Information, Press and Public Relations Unit, Blessing Lere-Adams, said Umahi maintained that under his watch, road construction, starting from design and actual construction must henceforth meet the needed requirements.


“We will get it right, the time to do a good job is here, if you were  doing a bad job before, this period is not for you. Every 24 hours that I work must be characterised with good and acceptable construction  that will last,” he stated.


While reiterating his belief in the use of concrete technology in road pavement because of its durability and affordability, Umahi explained that such roads do not also need much maintenance.


He asked the contractors to decide on the use of asphalt or concrete, but said that if any of them decides  to continue the use of asphalt, then they will sign an undertaking that if the road fails, they will bear the burden.


 “I will challenge you contractors that the use of concrete technology on our road pavement is the best. The nation is endowed with natural resources, so we should be prepared for the renewed hope of the present government that is anchored on change.


“ My instruction is for us to start using concrete technology, but if you insist on using asphalt, you will sign an undertaking for me that if the road fails you will  bear the burden alone, ’’ the minister explained.


Umahi encouraged the contractors to embrace the new technology with ease, which he said will help cushion the effect of dilapidated roads in the South-east region of the nation because of the terrain in the area.


Meanwhile, Umahi has explained the reasons for his working visit to the South-west and other regions of the country in recent times.
“I have been in Lagos and South-west since to evaluate the ongoing projects  especially bridges that are so important to Lagos economy, the  issue of concrete technology  on our roads  and review of road contracts. That is why we are going around to see how we can redesign our roads with concrete pavement,” he stated.


He  made the remarks while meeting with the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa,  who received him and his team on behalf of the state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.


The  minister during his visit also  explained how Ondo state  could partner with the federal government through the Highway Development Initiative (HDMI ) in building federal roads in the state.


“Most federal roads connect one state to the other and when they are cut off, the economic viability of such states are in trouble. That is why I am presenting a memo to the Economic Council to allow us to access funds to conclude some of these roads and if we don’t conclude them, it will impact negatively on these states’ economies,” he added.


Earlier, the minister after his assessment of Mayfair Junction and the Lagere-Iremo –Enuwa- Ilesha by-pass in Osun state,  paid a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.


The deputy governor of Ondo state, in his remarks, earlier described Umahi’s appointment as well deserved, noting that as a former governor, his antecedents in infrastructural development and governance were top-notch.

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

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