 The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has inspected the Abuja-Lokoja Highway and ordered concrete road construction for durability while also unveiling his intention to oversee the construction of a flyover to tackle the persistent flooding issues along the area. The announcement was made during his inspection visit to ongoing construction sites along the Abuja-Lokoja Road a day after his official assumption of office, highlighting the significance of the Abuja-Lokoja Road as a vital link between various regions of Nigeria and the FCT. The minister emphasised its pivotal role in the nation's social economic landscape. Umahi said there would be a review and redesign of the road contract promising to deliver concrete roads across the country, saying they are more durable and can last 50 years as well as remain maintenance-free. There's no need of building a road that when the flood comes, people cannot pass, so we're going to be looking at the flood level and then raise the route to that level by using retaining wall and then some field road with shaft sand and then do our concrete on it and that will be a permanent solution to the road. Let me assure that within two weeks the design or redesign of this section will be fully ready and then we will go through the process and then we'll be on site immediately. On his part, the Kogi State Governor Ayahaya Bello said modern technology and innovation used in the Western world should also be deployed on Nigeria roads. This is more than palliative for the people of Nigeria, both in the South and in the North and we see Mr. President Kudos on behalf of the people of Kogi State and indeed Nigerians that have come to salvage. We thank you and we appreciate you and Mr. Governor, the Honourable Commissioner, I mean the Minister for Works, we appreciate you. You have done it in a good state. Your amount of quality, you understand it. You are coming in the car, you are asking the Director in charge of Highway, in the Ministry of Works, you are asking him every bit of details, I was equally learning along the line. A lot of engineering terms, this is Engineering Umahi at the helm of AFS, you have hit the ground running. The Abu Jalokoja Road is critical to the social economic lives of the people as it links the Southwest, South-South and Southeast regions to the Federal Capital Territory and all the Northern parts of the country.