By Dele Ogbodo
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has said N1.85 billion, has been approved to carry out remedial works
on the major arterial roads across the country for ease of movement and reduction of travelling hours during the festive period.
He said the money will be released to the 37 Federal Controllers of Works to effectively carry out the reconstruction works in the identified heavy traffic routes frequently used.
The minister stated this while declaring open the capacity building workshop for the Federal Controllers of Works with the theme: “Learning and Development for Greater Stature”, organized by the ministry in Kaduna.
Fashola encouraged the controllers to apply the principle of emotional intelligence and project management taught during the workshop, adding that zonal directors of works from the ministry would be deplored to all the zones to oversee their activities and performances during this period.
Also speaking at the workshop, the coordinator and director highways, North-east zone, Engr. Rufai Mohammed, said that part of the aims of the workshop was to discuss ways to tackle the challenges of the ember months and make necessary repairs where applicable.
He noted that the workshop was to enable them achieve the set goals and accomplish government programmes and get value for money.
In a related development, the minister also visited the Kaduna power plant project site to assess the progress of work aimed at providing additional 215 megawatt to the nation’s power grid.
He expressed satisfaction on the level and quality of job being carried out in the last one year