AHEAD of the yuletide season, the Federal Government(FG) has approved a sum of N1.85 billion(N1.9bn) for the repairs of major arterial roads across the country.It said this is to ease movement and also reduce travelling hours during these periods.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola stated this while declaring open a Capacity Building Workshop for the Federal Comptrollers of Works with the theme: “Learning and Development for Greater Stature, ” in Kaduna.
According to him, the money will be released to the 37 Federal Comptrollers of Works to effectively carry out the reconstruction works in the identified heavy traffic routes frequently used.
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The Minister, in view of this, urged the Federal Comptrollers to apply the principle of emotional intelligence and project management knowledge acquired during the workshop to effectively execute the project.
He further added that Zonal Directors of Works from the Ministry would be deployed to all the zones to oversee their activities and performances during the period.
Earlier, Coordinator and Director Highways, North East Zone, Engr Rufai Mohammed said the workshop is aimed at discussing ways to tackle the challenges of the ember months and make necessary repairs where applicable.
He noted that this will enable them to achieve the set goals and accomplish government programmes thus get value for money.
In a related development, the Minister also visited the Kaduna Power Plant project site to assess the progress of work aimed at providing additional 215 megawatts to the nation’s power grid.
He expressed satisfaction on the level and quality of job being carried out in the last one year.
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