The Federal Government has emphasised the need for synergy between it and states in addressing road infrastructure challenges in the country.
It said such cooperation would lead to quicker delivery of road projects and consequently catalyse local economic growth.
Works Minister Dave Umahi stated this while on a project tour of ongoing federal roads along the Aba axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. Abia State Governor Alex Otti accompanied the minister during the inspection
Umahi, according to a statement by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Orji, commended Otti for the harmony between Abia State and the Federal Government, which he noted has resulted in the facelift of major roads in the state.
Umahi also hailed the governor for his ‘’sense of purpose and power of supervision.’’
The minister said: “He(Otti) has, through the help of the President(Bola Ahmed Tinubu), got a lot of improvement in the road infrastructure of the state, especially the Port Harcourt to Enugu Road.
“ We have gone around some of his projects. With the volume of work, he is doing, with the quality of work he is doing, I can say it’s only God that brought him at a time like this.
“I say to him, if you had this in the past 12 years, Abia would not have been the same.’’
Otti thanked the President for the progress of work on the Enugu – Port Harcourt Expressway.
He said the minister has by his efforts shown that he was determined to revolutionise road infrastructure development ‘’for the actualisation of Mr. President’s vision of realising national economic growth and sustainable prosperity.”
The federal road projects inspected by Umahi include the Enugu – Lokpanta in Enugu State, the Enugu – Port Harcourt Dual Carriageway, Section II; and the Umuahia Tower – Aba Township Rail/Road Crossing in Abia State.
Source: The Nation