N18.6trn needed to fix Federal Roads in 4 Years – Minister of works, Umahi

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, informed the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations that the road sector necessitates N18.6 trillion over the next four years.

He urged the National Assembly to devise strategies for addressing the road sector’s critical needs and requested a contingency fund to handle urgent situations when roads collapse, emphasizing the necessity of respecting the Assembly’s directives for immediate interventions.

He said; “On the whole, to address our road sector for the four years, we would be needing about N18.6 trillion and so the National Assembly must have to wear its thinking cap on how we can address seriously our road sector.I also appeal to the National Assembly that the Executive to respect your motions on certain interventions.

“We must have a contingency fund.When you ask me to go and intervene on certain roads which have collapsed, and I have to liken the situation to a man on life support. The man needs immediate attention. Where there is an emergency, the road is cut and the people are suffering, movement is stopped, it needs an emergency.So, we appeal for contingency to respect your directives on fixing emergency situations