The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has firmly rejected allegations regarding damage to sections of the legacy coastal roads under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. During an inspection of the road on Thursday, Umahi commended the construction company Hi-tech for its outstanding performance in executing one of the President’s key projects.
Addressing critics, Umahi stated, “I don’t know how many times I have to explain that there’s no damage in section one of the coastal road. Everybody is now a content creator; everybody is now an engineer of the coastal highway. It is the reason I had to take journalists through the route.”
He emphasized that the concerns raised were related to the extensive sandfilling work currently underway, which is visible until it is completed. “There is no damage to any of the completed sections. What these content creators are showing is the massive sandfilling that we are doing, and until it’s covered, the rain is permitted to do whatever it wants to do,” he added.
Umahi further explained that only 2.5 kilometers of the road are currently being addressed, and he has instructed the controller to allow journalists to supervise the ongoing work. He praised Hi-tech’s work ethic, stating, “I beat my chest to say we don’t do selective apportioning to contractors because the materials are the same, so I give Hi-tech high kudos.”
He noted that while the contractor could have made more progress by May, they are proceeding with caution. “We know Hi-tech is capable of doing 1 km per day. We gave them 36 months, but they have spent less than 16 months. In section two, they have done 10 km of concrete pavement.”
Umahi concluded by praising the partnership with Hi-tech, calling them “development partners to the nation of Nigeria.” He also commended President Tinubu for his leadership, stating, “You can see the development the road is going to bring not just to Lagos and Ogun but even to Calabar.”
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