Works Minister Values Nigeria Road Infrastructure At N2.3trn

[Shola Sholaz]

For the country to have its desired road infrastructure that would place the nation among the top 20 nations in the world, Nigeria needs N2.3trillion, says  Minister of works,  Mike Onolememen.
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Onolememen said the value of N2.3trillion was arrived at based on statistical analysis during an audience with the representative of the United Nations Secretary General on International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in his office last week.
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The Minister stated that the Ministry in its capacity cannot allow such huge investment on road infrastructure built by different tenures of government in the nation to be washed away by disaster such as flood, and said that such natural occurrences can be mitigated.
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He assured that the Ministry will work closely with any available expertise to formulate the way forward in protecting the nation's key infrastructure in his domain.