Tag: David Umahi

“Join the Tinubu train” – Umahi urges Peter Obi

Aminu Imam
Umahi urges Peter Obi

…As S’East allegedly backs President Minister of Works Senator Dave Umahi said all the governors in the South-East geo-political zone are supporting President Bola Tinubu and urged the undecided, such as former governor Peter Obi, to join the train. Senator Umahi disclosed these in a feature interview for an upcoming State House documentary marking President Tinubu’s second anniversary. He also said a section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is nearing completion and that users will have to pay a toll starting in December, adding that all South-East governors support President…

Read More

Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road Project: Accept ?740bn or forget – Umahi to Julius Berger

Aminu Imam
Umahi to Julius Berger

Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Julius Berger to accept the Federal Governments offer of N740.79bn and complete the 82km section II of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano expressway. The ultimatum was issued on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to the Minister by the new Managing Director of Julius Berger Plc, Dr Pier Lubasch, accompanied by the firms outgoing Managing Director, Dr. Lars Richter, at the Ministry Headquarters in Abuja. An issued statement later signed by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Works, Orji Uchenna,…

Read More

“North, largest beneficiary of Tinubu’s road, bridge projects” – Ohanaeze replies Umahiscritics

Aminu Imam
Ohanaeze replies critics

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has dismissed claims of inequity in the distribution of road and bridge projects across Nigeria.  These allegations were raised by one Muhammad Jamil, also known as Jadda Garko, accusing the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, of favoring the Southern region over the North. In a statement released by the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the organization asserted that the Northern region has actually received a larger share of infrastructure projects under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to…

Read More

Coastal highway: ProtestersappealtoTinubu, Umahito stop planned diversion

Aminu Imam
Coastal highway project

Some residents of Okun Ajah, in the Eti Osa local government area of Lagos State have cried out over an alleged ethnic bias and favouritism in the planned re-routing of the Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway in the community, urging the Government not to spare law breakers at their expense. The residents, who spoke on the issue, expressed serious concerns that some rich property owners from a certain region of the country who had clearly encroached on the coastal road masterplan have induced some top government officials to ensure that the…

Read More

‘Tinubu ready to start construction of Sokoto-Badagry Coastal’ – Umahi

Aminu Imam
Umahi

Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given him a directive to begin the immediate design of the 1,000 kilometres Sokoto- Badagry Coastal Highway. Umahi spoke after he inspected the end of Section one, Phase-1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and its realignment in Lagos. Im happy that Mr. President has also directed me to start the immediate design of the Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway. This one is a spur of the Coastal highway, which is 1,000 kilometres. Weve started the design, and Im very sure…

Read More

“Lagos-Calabar highway costs N4bn per kilometre NOT N22bn” – Umahi counters Atikus claim

Aminu Imam
Dave Umahi Minister of works

The Federal Government says the 700-kilometre (km) Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project will cost N4 billion per kilometre. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, stated this on Wednesday, during an interview in a television programme. Recall that former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, in an issued statement on April 7, estimated that the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project could cost the Federal Government N15.7 trillion putting the approximation of each kilometre being built at N22.5 billion. He said the estimate is based on the N1.06 trillion earmarked for 47.47 kilometres (km) (pilot phase) of…

Read More

Supervise federal road contracts – Umahi urges Nigerians

Aminu Imam

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has urged Nigerians to supervise palliative road contracts which will be carried out across the country. Recall that the Minister, on Monday, via his X (formerly Twitter) account, announced that the rehabilitation and palliative work on all failed federal roads would commence on December 1, 2023, while reeling out plans for actualising a sustainable road infrastructure throughout the country, saying this was in response on the complaints by commuters and residents on dilapidated federal roads. Umahi, in a statement, said work would soon commence on…

Read More

Minister Umahi’s calls for concrete roads raise concerns about untapped potential of Nigeria’s vast bitumen

Aminu Imam

In a recent development, Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has ignited a nationwide debate by advocating for a transition from asphaltic roads to concrete roads in Nigeria. While this proposal has triggered mixed reactions, it has also brought to the forefront the urgent need to tap into the country’s vast bitumen resources, which have remained largely untapped and under-utilised. Nigeria boasts an incredible 38 billion barrels of unexplored bitumen resources, weighing approximately 42.74 billion metric tonnes. The nation ranks sixth globally in terms of bitumen wealth, with significant deposits in…

Read More

FG awards 470km Abuja-Lagos superhighway contract to company owned by Kenny Martins

Aminu Imam

A company owned by the chairman of the defunct Police Equipment Fund (PEF), Kenny Martins, named: Advance Engineering Company (AEC) Network Ltd., has won the concession to construct the proposed 470km concrete-built Abuja-Lagos Greenfield superhighway on a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) arrangement.  The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos at the weekend.  According to him, the highway shall be completed in four years, and will last for 100 years. He said the road will be built by a private sector consortium…

Read More

Lagos-Abuja superhighway to be completed in 4 yrs – Umahi

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has revealed that the proposed Abuja-Lagos highway will be completed in four years. Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this in a press conference on Friday. According to him, driving from Lagos to Abuja will take 4 hours on the highway. He also said the road will be made solely with concrete, adding that it is cheaper than asphalt. Earlier, Umahi had said a similar road would be constructed from Port-Harcourt to Lagos. He explained that they would be provided with state-of-the-art facilities for the comfort of…

Read More