By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Nigeria’s Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said that there is 80% progress in the completion of the east-west road construction.
Akpabio disclosed this at the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs handover/update on the east-west road section i – iv construction to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Abuja.
According to Akpabio, the 80 per cent completion of the road, covers sections i – iv, noting that the Ministry awaits the payment of N10.4 billion, which he said will be handled by the Ministry of Works and Housing.
He further addressed the issue of the 18-kilometre road from Eleme junction to Port Harcourt, saying that the section was not part of the contracts awarded in 2006 and no money was released, but he noted that with the takeover by the Ministry of Works, work will continue, also noting that it accounts for the remaining 20 per cent of the completion of the east-west road.
