Projects: S-East should appreciate Tinubu by voting him massively in 2027- Umahi insists

….rate indigenous engineers

By Uchenna Okeh Abakaliki 

The Minister ,of Works, David Umahi has urged  the people of Afikpo and south east region in general to appreciate President Bola Tinubu by voting for him in next year’s presidential election, 

He emphasized that they are the most beneficiaries of federal government projects..

The Minister noted that he was working against the raining season in the ongoing N55bn Ndibe bridge project in Afikpo, Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State to link Calabar Coastal highway.

He made this known while inspecting the ongoing federal government projects sited in Ebonyi state at the weekend.

Umahi said though only N3bn have been given to the contractor out of about N55bn it will cost to construct the bridge, the project has gone far.

He disclosed that  launching of the beams of the bridge which will soon commence, will be by the most sophisticated new method.

He said a crane will be running from pear cap of the bridge carrying the beams instead of moving on the ground. 

The Minister opined that the idea is to finish the entire super structure excluding  the beams before  May this year.. 

He described the work on the bridge as very innovative, beautiful and neat.

“We are working against the tide. By the time the tide comes, we would have finished what we are doing.

“And the launching of the beams is going to be by the most sophisticated new method. 

“A crane will be running from pear cap carrying the beam and instead of going on the ground, it will be going on top and you can see the crane and the materials painted.

“This is about 1.5km of  bridge but presently, it is a single carriage bridge because I believe in counting one before you count two . 

“Lets do even one carriage way and when we come back, we will begin to count two.

“The CGECC contractors have done very well. I am not sure they have been paid over N3bn. The contract is about N55bn and they have been paid only N3bn. 

“This is one of the expatriates that are in partnership with the federal government and I am very sure that they will be paid but they are not waiting for payment and they are moving.

“And so, the idea is to finish the entire super structure minus the beams before the May tide will come. But this is very innovative, very beautiful and neat work”, Umahi, a former governor of Ebonyi State stated.

The Minister said in addition to the Ndibe bridge being constructed in the community, the President was also constructing tran-sharan coastal highway in the area which will connect to other states and countries.

“Afikpo people should after praising God everyday, the next is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 

They didn’t vote for us during the last election but I hope they will be wise to vote for us in this coming election because they are the most beneficiaries of all the federal government projects in Ebonyi State.

 “They have benefited more than any other community. And so, I want them to be warming up to pay good for good done unto them.

“From April this year, we are going to be sending our Engineers, our young Engineers in the 36 states and FCT and it is called President Tinubu Engineering mentorship program whereby in every state, 

“we take some people that are Engineers maybe they don’t have work but they have graduated and then take some people that are mechanics and drivers and then, we train them under this kind of gigantic project”, he said