Members of the House of Representatives have slammed Minister of Works David Umahi over the deteriorating road network in the country.

The House particularly expressed worry, saying that Umahi is not concerned about fixing Nigerian roads.

The Green Chamber stated this at a House hearing in which the Ministry’s Director of Bridges, Bede Obiora, blamed funding constraints for the bad condition of roads in the country.

Umahi was absent at the hearing.

However, Oseni, who represents Ibarapa/Ido Federal Constituency in Oyo State, countered the defense put up by the minister.

He said the Minister’s argument that there are no resources doesn’t stand, as the ministry was awarding more road contracts, stressing that Umahi had no plan for the nation.

“We are not here for you to tell us what you already knew in an area of resources. So if you’re telling us the reason you have failed in fixing our rural infrastructures is because of resources, don’t let me take you up there because you concentrated your resources as a Minister on less priority issues. Don’t discuss resources; I say this again.

“Again, all the roads we have across the country have failed. If you’re addressing these existing roads with the resources that you have, Sir, honourable minister, we wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now. Don’t discuss resources. I say it again.

“You came here last year and got N300 billion supplementary budget approval. Don’t raise my emotions. I am worried that you’re not concerned about fixing Nigerian roads.

“We are not here for the business of whether you don’t want to do the job or you want to do the job. Stop telling us you’re awarding roads. We don’t want you to be awarding roads that you’re not ready to do. How can you be telling us there’s no resources?

“In less than one minute, everything that everybody has said is a clue that you have no plan for us as a nation. You have no plan for us as a nation. I was wondering what was used as a benchmark for your appraisal.”

Ikaeniyan0:
The lawmakers are not reasonable. Umahi should fix all the roads in Nigeria in less than 24 month.

guin:
Some people doesn't have an idea how the government works.

Some ministers have limited spending powers, except you fall into the presidents pally group

EmeeNaka:
Peter Obi advised this government to fix the existing roads before embarking on new more expensive roads but they wouldn't listen.

Ebubu2:
They should keep making noise. Let them resign and come and do the job. How are they representing their constituents with good laws and projects if they are being appraised?

Corporate2020:


Government does not listen to 3rd Class Philosophy graduates. Bring someone with a little intelligence forward

helinues:
Radarada talk

Ikaeniyan0:
The lawmakers are not reasonable. Umahi should fix all the roads in Nigeria in less than 24 month.

Ikaeniyan0:
The lawmakers are not reasonable. Umahi should fix all the roads in Nigeria in less than 24 month.

aariwa:
The highway they said will solve all problems of roads in Nigeria Lol . They quickly in a matter of days rushed into that road without any planning because their ultimate ambition wasn’t to complete the project or repair any of their mostly dilapidated federal roads across the country…..the ultimate target was to destroy the tourist paradise an Igbo man built which had brought in hundreds of thousands of tourists into Nigeria and revenue to government in the years before according to the international award winning YouTube travel content creator Wode Maya and CNN estimated its worth in December 2023 before tinubu and goons destroyed it at over $200m dollars. Tinubu supporters celebrated the destruction of the Igbo man investment and we have seen the results today and confirmed that nothing that is based against Igbo will ever, ever, ever, ever succeed but will always end of in more failure, shame, pain and more generational poverty to the bitterness filled souls that supported it

Omooba77:


https://dailypost.ng/2024/10/27/bad-roads-umahi-has-no-plan-for-nigeria-nass-blats-minister-of-works/