The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi has stated that the ministry is currently working on 320 roads across the country to bring succour to the populace.
Speaking during a meeting with Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, Umahi said the improvement of road infrastructure would improve security, agriculture, education, and commerce across the country.
While stating that the focus of the meeting was on strengthening collaborations towards improving the nation’s internal security through revolutionalising road infrastructure development, he said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was poised to improve the wellbeing of Nigerians through accessible roads.
Speaking on behalf of the visiting team, the Chief of Army Staff said that the essence of the meeting was to discuss the elements of national power support to the military field operations with a focus on the role of infrastructural upgrade in the enhancement of military operations across the country.
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“We have discussed extensively, and we are glad that the Hon. Minister of Works is disposed to some of the suggestions that we have made on the need to focus on some critical roads that will impact positively on military operations across the country. And so, the Minister of Works has made some promises, and we look forward to seeing activities of contractors and other agents focus in this direction in the field, and the military will support them going forward. Overall, improved security is our objective, and we will continue to pursue that.”
