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The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi has stated that the federal government can no longer fund all on going projects in the country at…
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi has stated that the federal government can no longer fund all on going projects in the country at the same time.

Speaking during a press conference on Friday, Umahi said he had been directed by President Bola Ahmed to review all projects in the country to decide those that would be given priority.
The minister, while stating the government was not considering dumping projects it inherited, clarified that projects that will be considered for funding would have reached 80 per cent completion.

“The Federal Executive Council has directed we should review the projects to availability of funds and make proposals to FEC. If such a project has attained about 80 per cent of completion, then we will make proposal to it for subsequent appropriation. When this money is made available, such project will be made a priority so that it will be completed. That is what we are going to do. The president has not stepped down any project.

On the issue of new projects, if we have appropriation that has not completed, at least, one kilometer, we are not going to carry out such appropriation. That is what FEC is concerned about. We can’t have N500m on budget but procurement is supposed to be N50bn or N100bn and you go ahead to award such a project. We have been directed not to do so.”

He added that contractors that are not ready to accept the new should terminate the contract.

He also decried the politicisation of road projects where lawmakers were only cocorned with citing projects in their communities even when the government did not have the funds to construct them.

“There is a political angle award of contract where we have politicians putting the ministry under pressure just to tell their constituency or community that project has been awarded.
If we continue like this, we are just helping the contractor as the money we have is not enough and when you give it to them, they will pocket it and do nothing.”

https://dailytrust.com/fg-can-no-longer-fund-all-ongoing-road-projects-umahi/

Nigeria under tinubu is in a big mess

Media and sensational headllines

You will see headline ooo, and start using microscope for where it comes up in the body of the text

Umahi, you and your oga be mumu! Was the paucity of funds not the reason why Peter Obi criticised all the money you guys were pouring on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway? Just the money spent on compensation alone can fix existing highways in Nigeria.

Peter Obi will be happy wherever he is now. Umahi stop running your mouth there are enemies everywhere. The mess Jonathan and Buhari created is a big one that'll take a while to clear off. It's not easy

EreluRoz:
Peter Obi will be happy wherever he is now. Umahi stop running your mouth there are enemies everywhere. The mess Jonathan and Buhari created is a big one that'll take a while to clear off. It's not easy

The Buhari; Tinubu made President?

Be like you knack head for ground

Damnnn niggar


Tinubu's istration is a disaster

And you started the gigantic trillion Naira so called coaster road.. to impress who

What a balablu

I miss obasanjo government. His presidency is the only government we have ever had

Lol. Instead tinubu should focus on the economy they are wasting scares resources on road projects at the time. Road project is bad timing at the present time. No country will be busy constructing new road when the currency is among 5 worst currency in the world.

We all know big projects are avenues to divert public funds

slaawomirr:
Damnnn niggar


Tinubu's istration is a disaster

Umahi should be specific.

FG cannot fund South east road federal project.

HJHH

Wow surprise surprise... Who would have known this would happen?

You are shouting because the number of lenders ready to lend nigeria money now is very very limited and the conditions are crazy

Now you are running up n down

What??

Na true say FG no fit fund all road projects, but we go still make Nigeria beta.

But you guys can afford to Loot?

Hmmmm

Umahi, you know all these things and you get mind go start coastal road.

IT IS FINISHED.

You mean you people have stopped the coastal highway road??

Impossible, you destroyed businesses for the road?

Don't think saving money for 2027 elections will save you as usual, do the right thing for the citizens now

U must finish it.

When we say concentrate on the ongoing n abandon project u guys said no

Rara oo. Pls umahi this must be a joke.

Yesterday I said only God puts people in position of power and his illiterate ers mobbed me with insults. You can't be in office by a divine arrangement and your reign won't be a peaceful and successful one. See disasters everywhere.

Muslim, read your alukurani and Christians too should read the bible. There's nothing anyone can prove to me on both books that I can't tackle. You the traditionalists, you already know what am saying , especially when Ifa chose a king but the people went and satisfied their desire. We consult same God but via different means.

Jonathan was clueless, he doesn't know how to govern, bla bla bla yet, his government witnessed so much prosperity and they unleashed bokoharam on him to dabaru his government. Just to fulfil a lifetime ambition, they staged protests , spewing propaganda all over and now, those boko haram sponsors and protest organisers have hijacked power and Nigeria is beginning to cocollapse. Amazingly,they ended up adopting all they accused Jonathan of.

Imagine an ordinary Benin Republic, our half brother threatening to deport Nigerians living there. Amazingly, the only country in africa today witnessing so much calamity, pain and hunger is Nigeria. Just cross the border to cotonou and you'd be wondering if you just left the hell behind. Nigerians will learn by force.

Yesterday, the cbn said it can't grant loan via the ways and means anymore, which they first applauded as the way out. They've applied all the known strategies, blamed everything including crypto as the causes of the ailing economy, yet no improvement. We haven't seen anything yet.

Imagine sometimes I wonder if aso rock is course. I mean who among us don't know this costal road will turn to abandoned project.

The president and is crew are so blind to know Nigeria don't have the money to finance such project.

This one na talk? Shebi u guys said if you remove subsidy the money saved would be enough to turn Nigeria to Dubai in 2 years? Where are the monies saved from subsidy removal? Nigerians need to start asking questions

The things you should print money for and employ jobless youths to do

EreluRoz:
Peter Obi will be happy wherever he is now. Umahi stop running your mouth there are enemies everywhere. The mess Jonathan and Buhari created is a big one that'll take a while to clear off. It's not easy

keep peter obi off ur gutter, Jonathan created a mess like seriously? This is just baby steps and you are ranting already. The money for the coastal road OTILO.

Chai..

Too bad of a government. Always in hurry, now look at where you have landed.

lafmaoooo Chagoury don finish awa money on coastal highway

EreluRoz:
Peter Obi will be happy wherever he is now. Umahi stop running your mouth there are enemies everywhere. The mess Jonathan and Buhari created is a big one that'll take a while to clear off. It's not easy

Now buhari created a mess,but when he was in power,he's the best thing.And don't forget that you druggie brought him onboard and your Ebola president also said he will continue where buhari stopped.Oh! I have even forgotten that you guys are mummified zombies.This is what your Urinating machine said years ago