The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the new design of the Ontisha axis of the second Niger bridge has saved the nation up to N300 billion.
Umahi disclosed this in Asaba, Delta when he led the management of the ministry on inspection tour of the bypass to the bridge down to Onitsha.
A statement on the tour issued by Mr Orji Orji, the minister’s Special Adviser on Media was made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja.
According to Orji, the minister said: “We saw that the design was defective and we agreed on a new kind of design.
“That was how we saved the country over N300 billion by that singular movement to that location.
Orjis said other projects sites visited by the minister included the upgrading of the 15km section of the East-West road section III, Port Harcourt – Eleme Junction to Onne Junction in Rivers, being handled by RCC.
He said the minister also inspected the Enugu- Port Harcourt…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
