Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has explained that his ministry will scrutinise federal road projects rehabilitated by states to ensure they meet up with standard before they can be considered for reimbursement.
Fashola, who spoke in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, after inspection of the Abuja-Lokoja highway, said he was on his way to Geregu for a first hand assessment of a power plant.
He added that he would inspect federal roads that were rehabilitated by Kogi State, for which claims were being made.
His words: “We will also be looking at the roads that were done by the Governor Idris Wada administration for which they are making claims. So, we should be able to assess them whether they have been done to specifications that will qualify them for reimbursement.”
On his assessment of the Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja highway, the minister said work was in progress.
“We started with the Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja highway. Some progress has been made; work needs to be completed and same story for all sections, which is lack of funding and that is understandable because the 2015 budget made very little provisions for roads.
“So, the 2016 budget, hopefully if passed, will be able to address some of these problems and get some of the contractors and workers back to site.”