Members of the House of Representatives recently criticised the Minister of Works, David Umahi, over the deplorable roads in the country.
They accused Umahi of lacking commitment to improving the nation’s roads.
Though Umahi was notably absent from the session, the members were enraged during a House hearing, where the ministry’s Director of Bridges, Bede Obiora, cited funding constraints as the primary cause of the poor road conditions.
A member of the House, Remi Oseni, representing Ibarapa/Ido Federal Constituency in Oyo State, rebuffed the minister’s defence, and challenged the claim that resource scarcity was to blame.
The lawmaker noted that the ministry was still awarding new road contracts. He claimed that the minister had misplaced his priorities over the state of roads across the country.
Currently, very few roads are motorable in the country. The East-West Road, which runs across the entire South-South region, from Edo through…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
