The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed that the Nigerian government requires $35 billion to kick-start the construction of concrete roads nationwide.
Umahi disclosed this during a meeting with the Minister of Steel Development, Shuaib Audu, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Chief Press Secretary to the minister, Orji Uchenna, said the meeting underscored the imperative of coordination, cooperation, and coherence in executing the Federal Government’s action plans for national development.
He also stated that the dying Ajaokuta steel company will provide 16 per cent of the steel material and 30 per cent of the cement needed to construct Nigeria’s roads in concrete pavement.
“How do we reactivate the Ajaokuta Steel? We are going into the concrete road; in this concrete road, about 16 per cent is from Steel while 30 per cent is cement. We need a lot of money to start, but we decided to face it, and God has given us an idea.
