Benin-Asaba Road: Umahi breaks concession deadlock, orders emergency repairs
He has now directed the immediate mobilisation of major contractors to the three sections of the road, with the Federal Government to bear the cost of the emergency works.
By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA — Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has ordered the immediate mobilisation of major contractors to all three sections of the troubled Benin-Asaba Road, saying public interest must take precedence over the existing concession agreement.
Umahi said other critical federal roads were also receiving urgent attention, including Benin-Sapele, Ifaki-Kabba, Sokoto-Zamfara-Katsina, Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano, Bauchi-Jigawa, Sagamu-Ore, East-West Road, Abuja-Lokoja, Lokoja-Benin-Warri and sections of the Lagos-Ibadan Highway.
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