Chai! Na serious matter wey dey happen for our roads o! Engr. David Umahi, wey be the Minister of Works, don come talk say dem receive beta petition about the Makurdi-9th Nile-Enugu road. E be like say dust from construction dey pepper people for that side, and e dey pose serious health wahala for residents.
Umahi no gree carry last! E don direct the Permanent Secretary to make sure say letter go land for the contractor side, wey go mumu them to start dust-control measures like soil stabilisation pronto! If dem no fit do am within 7 days, na so the project go sit down for ground. E no go sweet if dem waka miss dem deadlines!
For fresh gist, e talk say the federal government don dey look into public complaints sharply after one big meeting with people from China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and dem sister company, wey dey handle the Mararraba-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Dual Carriageway for Abuja. Na there dem gather come check all the wahala wey dey happen for CHEC and CHOMC projects, and for dem, dem fit get serious warnings if dem no sharp up.
As for the Mararraba-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi road, Umahi talk say even though na the past administration start am, the current government don try complete some sections wey don dey toll already. But wahala no fit finish here, as dem don notice say some portions wey dem don finish before dey don start dey fall apart! E don make am clear say dem go start work on the first 5 kilometres wey go need proper milling, re-asphalting with concrete and correct road markings in the next seven days!
Waka come back to those sections wey no dey work well again, Umahi don chook eye for failed bridge expansion joints, blocked drainage, and under-the-sun vegetation control. Plus, e talk say all the road furnishings wey scatter go need to come back after dem finish this Road Nd species rehabilitation work.
Umahi no fit hide im vex for Lagos 7th Axial Road project wey dey drag like tortoise. E no dey happy at all say site mobilisation dey slow, and e don talk say if these contractors no mobilise fully on time, dem go collect their money back without remorse. Na so e be!
Dem Minister remember say the Renewed Hope Administration wey President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dey lead, no go gree carry poor execution or delays. E don talk say if anybody no meet dem standards, dem go deal with dem straight!
Nigerians, e don also pipe us down say e need our votes come 2027, for dem to continue this infrastructural transformation. If we jam am, we fit see better roads and transportation.
Meanwhile, the Acting Executive Director (Operations) of CHOMC, Mr. Stephen Lee don promise say dem go tindy standards to control the dust and start the work sharply. Dem don hear Umahi loud and clear, as im dey prepared to hold contractors accountable. E clear say if you no fit meet standards, you go face dem consequences!
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