 The federal government has released 108.5 billion Naira out of 217 billion Naira set aside for emergency repairs of 260 roads in 36 states in Abuja. The Minister of Works David Umar here announced the release during a meeting with Ministry Directors. The funds were approved for the rehabilitation and intervention of 260 critically-filled road projects, including the re-surfacing of the Tadmalad Bridge, construction of the Lecky Deep Sea Port Road and reconstruction of two bridges in Enugu. Umar here emphasized the President's commitment to infrastructure investment and emphasized the need for adequate road repairs. There are a number of jobs they say that are not performing. I send it to you who will discuss it today. But how can these contractors be saying that they have a problem of compensation? When we all come together and say, okay, don't worry about compensation, just follow the existing route, meet, keep it there for us, put stone base, put asphalt. So why are they not working? So you have to see that some of the contractors do not mean well for this country. They just look for the excuse to swallow the money they collected, but they do not work on it. So we have to tackle them. And then once NNPC complains that they are not performing, we need to look at it and invite the contractors. The director that will be absent will bring the deputy to me. And if there is something which I have pending, then let me know that the deputy is in the room. If it's not, let him tell the deputy my presence. That's how to work. One person can hold this ministry to us. One person, if it is not at work, or I would say it's not at work, or NNPC is not at work, or human resources, or labor, or finance, or business, they can be, nothing, nothing can move it. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel, and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.