N15trn Calabar Lagos Super Highway: Group Exposes Deplorable Concrete Roads Built By Tinubu’s Works Minister, Dave Umahi (pics & video)
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has reiterated the stand of the ministry on the use of either asphalt or concrete in the construction of federal roads across the nation, stressing that there remains no controversy over the issue.
He said each technology has conditions attached to its deployment on Nigerian roads.
This was as he reinforced his stance on the six main policies of the ministry to guide road construction.
Umahi disclosed these policies when the national leadership of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, led by its President, Tasiu Wudil, paid him a courtesy call in his office in Abuja.
According to Umahi, the clarification became important because several factors came up over the alternative of concrete technology only because “all things are not equal and can only be understood by professionals and not by people who have no knowledge about them.”
In separate statements signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister and the Assistant Director of information, Media, and Public Relations in the ministry, Orji Uchenna and Clement Ezeorah, respectively, on Friday, the former Ebonyi governor explained that the ministry’s position is not about comparing asphalt pavement and concrete pavement but that contractors using either of them must follow certain conditions according to the terrain.
The minister said, “We are not just comparing asphalt and concrete; no, that is not what we are doing. First of all, for the use of asphalt, these are the conditions; also, for the use of concrete, these are the conditions, but there are certain terrains in states that we stress must use concrete; we cannot change that. You cannot put asphalt in water, but you can put concrete in water.”
Umahi is an advocate concrete and the controversial 700km Calabar Lagos Superhighway is going to be basically constructed using concrete over asphalt
Meanwhile, an Ebonyi based civil society group has called out the minister of works, Dave Umahi over the deplorable state of the roads in Ebonyi while he served as Governor of the state .
The Group under the auspices of Conscience of the Ebonyi people frowned at the cement roads built by the minister just under a year as minister.
The group spokesperson, Oleka chike has called on the federal government to come to the aid of the people in Ebonyi state as the roads are becoming a nightmare for Travellers and commuters.
Oleka warned that , the minister has refused to listen to the people of the state to build quality roads instead of using cements that are not durable .
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