The Federal Government has declared a state of emergency on the construction of the Suleja-Minna road.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this known on Saturday during an inspection of the road.Umahi explained that the road project was initially awarded to Salini Nigeria Limited.
Umahi explained that the road project was initially awarded to Salini Nigeria Limited.Still, work had either been done poorly or abandoned at some point, and efforts to get them to repair the road over a year and a half had been unsuccessful.
Still, work had either been done poorly or abandoned at some point, and efforts to get them to repair the road over a year and a half had been unsuccessful.
The minister said CCECC had been given 10 days to mobilise and begin work on the most critical seven km stretch of the road.
“This is emergency procurement, work begins first, then pricing is verified by the Bureau of Public Procurement,” he said.
