FG Seeks Private Investment in Nigeria’s 35,000km Federal Road Infrastructure.
The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, has said that the over 35,000 kilometres of the federal government’s road network across Nigeria cannot be funded through annual budgets alone, hence the need to source for alternative funding outside the government’s coffers.
Goronyo stated this while addressing the management and staff of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Kogi State field office in Lokoja during a maiden visit alongside the Managing Director, Chukwumeka Agbasi.
He reaffirmed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration was determined to fix all the roads to ensure a drastic reduction in the level of unemployment, rate of crimes, and insecurity, a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ahmed Mohammed, said.
Goronyo, who commended the staff of FERMA for their resilience and hard work over the years, noted that despite insecurity, and inadequate funding, a lot of work was still ongoing nationwide.
He urged them to bear with the ministry of works over their entitlements, disclosing that their requests for adjustment and increment in consequential salaries have been forwarded to the Salaries, Income, and Wages Commission for consideration and approval.
Speaking further on funding for the maintenance of roads, Goronyo stressed that about 35,000 kilometres of roads cannot be funded and maintained overnight.
Source: THISDAYLIVE
