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A request by the Ogun State government to rebuild the Abeokuta-Ota Expressway has been approved by the Federal Government.

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi made this known on Monday.

Umahi, however, explained that no refund would be made to the state since it would recoup money spent through tolling.

He also announced that a coastal road to be built by the government across four states would be executed in two phases.

The minister stated this while briefing reporters after yesterday’s FEC meeting in Abuja.

Umahi said: “Today we presented a memo on an inherited scope of road infrastructure from the past istration and the total length of the roads we inherited and bridges are 18,897 kilometers.

“We also brought to the notice of FEC that a number of projects were awarded, some lasting up to 20 years back, abandoned, ongoing with no proper funding. There are also some new critical roads totaling 12,000 kilometres and 24 bridges.

“FEC was also informed on the ongoing projects and to mitigate so much inflation and variation of the projects, to have some of the projects that have attended completion to be redesigned on concrete and going forward for new projects to be done on concrete.

“FEC approved that most of the ongoing projects should be designed on concrete pavements depending on the level of completion and if you’re doing asphalt, there are also conditions for that.

“FEC also approved the coastal road running from Phase One which will run from Lagos to Port Harcourt to Calabar. Phase two will run from Sokoto to Ogoja. It was approved to be done on EBC + F, that is Engineering Procurement and Construction plus Financing.

“And eight roads that were started by the past istration for a concession that have gone through all the processes were also approved. The financial closure will be reached in the month of November.

“There were nine actually but one was pulled out that is Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta and that has been given to the Ogun State government based on their request that they should do the road on their own and they will follow the HDMI that is Hardware Development Management Initiative.

“No refunds for that but they will do it and toll it. And new 25 roads were also approved for concession, which takes a very long time on the PPP model.

“Lastly, the PPP for Ijora Park in Lagos. It was approved that it should be done on PPP. And it was won by Beta Nigeria Ltd, which was actually started by the last istration.

“The consultancy for NNPC and FIRS who oversee the projects funded by them was also approved today.”

https://.ng/2023/10/17/why-fg-will-not-refund-ogun-govt-for-rebuilding-abeokuta-ota-expressway-umahi/

A win is a win bro. ✌

I really like Eng Dave Umahi

You want to toll a road with people paying tax yet still want money from FG, after constructing the road through state fund



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Ishorite

Why tolling, when pay a people are paying cit, vat and paye taxes.

Which Abeokuta -Otta expressway pls?

After paying tax, you still pay toll

Justice for Ogun state roads.
😭😭😭

Dave Umahi seems promising. I pray he succeeds for the betterment of us all. We don too suffer for this country. Imagine up till now, we still don't have constant power supply. How will we progress as a nation if we can't at least sort out that aspect? Small business owners are suffering fr!

Cruise777:



I really like Eng Dave Umahi

You want to toll a road with people paying yet still want money from FG, after building the road through state fund



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Umahi is impressing

Cmanforall:

Umahi is impressing

No doubt... I hope the civil servants don't fustrate him

But Ogun state have a lot of state roads they have not touched.
Sagamu-Papalanto road is a death trap.
Magboro -Makogi road is begging the governor for attention and the people are suffering.

Let's watch and see
The most important thing is building the road
Payment would be solved later

Talk Talk people.
Action pls......

That's a whole lot of hardwork for a single FEC meeting. This is great! Check my signature for free stuffs!

The performing ministers are from the old Eastern region. Same thing with Obj and Gej govts!

FG

Talk and do Minister

Cruise777:



I really like Eng Dave Umahi

You want to toll a road with people paying tax yet still want money from FG, after building the road through state fund



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The same set of people who accuses fashola of bias for tolling their road ...

You are praising umahi now.....

Everything umahi does is now good because of his tribe umahi can never do wrong ....

Anyways. Unlike those who wish this country evil..

We pray umahi and other ministers and the president does well..
Let God guide them alright

Alfa Beta =Beta. Hope you understand?

This one Na simple matter or Ogun want to use juju and get paid twice?

Childofaking:
But Ogun state have a lot of state roads they have not touched.
Sagamu-Papalanto road is a death trap.
Magboro -Makogi road is begining the governor for attention and the people are suffering.

are you minding that useless Dapo that always cry to FG.

FreeStuffsNG:
That's a whole lot of hardwork for a single FEC meeting. This is great!

where is the hardwork?

dele1727:


The same set of people who accuses fashola of bias for tolling their road ...

You are praising umahi now.....

Everything umahi does is now good because of his tribe umahi can never do wrong

Dele

I am a Yoruba man from. Ibadan, and my name is also Dele Oyedele

If anyone does good you respect that and forget sentiments

Igbo people are good at what they do.

Childofaking:
But Ogun state have a lot of state roads they have not touched.
Sagamu-Papalanto road is a death trap.
Magboro -Makogi road is begining the governor for attention and the people are suffering.

Sagamu papalanto is actually under construction.