The Minister of Works, David Umahi has said that President Bola Tinubu is committed to developing every part of the country with fairness and equity.
Umahi was responding to Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso’s claim that the Tinubu administration is marginalising the North in road infrastructure development.
The minister described Kwankwaso’s accusation as false, misleading, and self-serving.
He stated that as the minister of works, he has verified facts to prove otherwise, adding that the four legacy projects of President Tinubu demonstrate a commitment to fairness and equity
In a statement he personally signed on Friday and made available to journalists in Abakalili, the minster listed the legacy projects as the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway (175km ongoing (South), Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway (378km ongoing (North),Trans Sahara Road (118km ongoing in Ebonyi State (South) and the Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Road (redesigned and ongoing (North).
Umahi disclosed that in these projects, the North has 52 percent and the South has 48 percent.
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Moreover, he listed other ongoing projects in the North to include, the Sokoto-Zamfara-Katsina-Kaduna Road (275km dualized/₦824 billion), Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road (350km dualized, ₦764 billion), BUA Tax Credit Road (256km dualized), and the Jigawa-Katsina-Kano Northern bypass: 49km.
In the South, the minster named the projects as the completion of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, completion of the Lagos-Sagamu Road, Oyo-Ogbomoso-Ilorin Road, repairs of Carter Bridge, Third Mainland Bridge, and Eko Bridge- and other projects in the South-East and South-South regions
Umahi assured that he would publish a comprehensive list of ongoing projects next week, including those above ₦20 billion.
