{"id":135778,"date":"2024-10-27T11:37:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T10:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bad-roads-umahi-has-no-plan-for-nigeria-nass-blats-minister-of-works"},"modified":"2024-10-27T12:40:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T11:40:58","slug":"bad-roads-umahi-has-no-plan-for-nigeria-nass-blats-minister-of-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bad-roads-umahi-has-no-plan-for-nigeria-nass-blats-minister-of-works","title":{"rendered":"Bad roads: Umahi has no plan for Nigeria \u2013 NASS blats Minister of Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Members of the House of Representatives have slammed Minister of Works David Umahi over the deteriorating road network in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The House particularly expressed worry, saying that Umahi is not concerned about fixing Nigerian roads.<\/p>\n<p>The Green Chamber stated this at a House hearing in which the Ministry\u2019s Director of Bridges, Bede Obiora, blamed funding constraints for the bad condition of roads in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Umahi was absent at the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>However, Oseni, who represents Ibarapa\/Ido Federal Constituency in Oyo State, countered the defense put up by the minister.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Minister\u2019s argument that there are no resources doesn\u2019t stand, as the ministry was awarding more road contracts, stressing that Umahi had no plan for the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not here for you to tell us what you already knew in an area of resources. So if you\u2019re telling us the reason you have failed in fixing our rural infrastructures is because of resources, don\u2019t let me take you up there because you concentrated your resources as a Minister on less priority issues. Don\u2019t discuss resources; I say this again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, all the roads we have across the country have failed. If you\u2019re addressing these existing roads with the resources that you have, Sir, honourable minister, we wouldn\u2019t be doing what I\u2019m doing now. Don\u2019t discuss resources. I say it again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou came here last year and got N300 billion supplementary budget approval. Don\u2019t raise my emotions. I am worried that you\u2019re not concerned about fixing Nigerian roads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not here for the business of whether you don\u2019t want to do the job or you want to do the job. Stop telling us you\u2019re awarding roads. We don\u2019t want you to be awarding roads that you\u2019re not ready to do. How can you be telling us there\u2019s no resources?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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. 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