The minister made the allegations after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has alleged that some contractors have ganged up against him over his insistence on the use of concrete in road construction in the country.“Nigerians are witnesses to the failure of asphalt, especially in the North-central part of this country and the entire Southern part of this country. And so, asphalt definitely is a big problem.
He said “those elements” were fighting him because they had been benefitting from the system. He threatened to report them to the “There is a catalyst in the use of concrete pavement. It will create jobs for our people. Everything about the construction is local.
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