Strike: Umahi appeals to PENGASSAN to put Nigeria first

By John Alechenu, Abuja

The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has appealed to the enactment of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to suspend its nationwide onslaught successful the involvement of the nation.

Umahi, successful a connection issued by his Senior Special Adviser (Media), Orji Uchenna Orji, successful Abuja, urged the national to let contented to prevail successful resolving its disagreement with the Dangote Group, stressing that the onslaught could negatively impact Nigeria’s rebounding economy.

Earlier, the Minister inspected sections I and II of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway successful Lagos State. He was accompanied by nationalist affairs expert Segun Sowunmi, the Surveyor-General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adebomehin, the Director of Highway Bridges and Design, Engr. Musa Saidu, and the Federal Controller of Works, Engr. Kesha, among others.

Umahi explained that the inspection was meant to springiness stakeholders crossed enactment lines the accidental to measure the prime and advancement of enactment and admit the efforts of President Bola Tinubu successful the works sector. According to him, the sojourn would alteration them to justice whether the projects correspond large investments for Nigeria’s future.

He added that the sojourn besides served to reverify the valuation of further enactment submitted by the contractor, Hitech Construction Company Ltd, arsenic compiled by the Department of Roads and Bridges of the Federal Ministry of Works.

The Minister commended the gait and prime of enactment being done by Hitech, attributing the solution of method challenges encountered connected the task to the contractor’s expertise and committedness to nationalist development.

Umahi disclosed that Hitech is acceptable to conception Nigeria’s biggest flyovers astatine the connecting constituent betwixt sections I and II of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to easiness postulation conflicts on the corridor.

He further urged Nigerians to disregard reports by “some contented creators” alleging operation failures, describing them arsenic mischievous and uninformed.

Reacting to allegations by Stella Okengwu, who claimed to beryllium the CEO of Winhome Real Estate, the Minister challenged her to supply grounds of concern connected onshore she allegedly purchased successful 2022 for N50 cardinal and impervious of support to make the land, fto unsocial claims of a $250 cardinal investment.

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