Umahi Warns Expatriate Road Contractors Against ‘Cheating, Taking Nigeria For Granted’
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has warned indigenous and expatriate contractors constructing road projects across the country against substandard works.
The minister warned in Abuja at a meeting with contractors handling federal roads, saying sub-standard work was no longer acceptable.
Mr Umahi said most of the roads currently being constructed in the country could not last seven years after construction.
He frowned at how contractors “took Nigerians for granted” by constantly increasing the project’s cost and “cheating” the country through contract variation and using asphalt materials, which are subject to the international price of crude oil.
“Our expatriate contractors, this cannot happen in any of your countries; it cannot,” the minister said. “You feel you are doing ...
