By David Okpashi (Nasarawa State Correspondent, in Lafia)
An indigenous construction company, Uniglobe Construction Engineering limited, on Friday, described the federal government's decision to give Nigerians high quality road network through the use of concrete pavement as the most sustainable method of road construction in Nigeria.
Speaking while reacting to the Minister of Works, David Umahi's directive that henceforth, contractors handling road construction in the country should adopt the use of concrete or quality asphalt road guarantee for a period of 30 years.
Chief Executive Officer of the company, Prince Cyprian Imobhio, said in Ebonyi state, that the introduction of concrete in road construction in Nigeria was the best for the country.
The CEO whose statement was signed and issued by the chief engineer, Engr Anselm Ijebor, said the introduction of concrete for Nigerian roads was one of the best policy brought in by the minister.
According to Ijebor, the nation's road networks will henceforth not only witness a longer life span, but save cost and reduce failure in the nation's road, adding that the Minister of Work, Engr. David Umahi's decision to give contractors the matching order, is the best for the country.
"We in Uniglobe are supportive of the new concrete technology for road pavement decided by the minister. We want to advise other contractors to follow suit as it will help our roads to last longer, create jobs and improve the economy and also give value to the tax payers money.
"On behalf of the company, Engineer Anslem, commended the Minister for bringing a new innovations to the nation's road network which has never been experienced in Nigeria public roads", he said.
It would be recalled that the Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi, had on the 7th of September, inspected all the federal roads in Ebonyi state as part of his tour of federal roads across the country where he commended Uniglobe Construction company handling some federal roads in the state for a job well done.
While on the visit through the Ohafia-oso Road, being handled by Uniglobe construction, the Minister commended the quality of work done so far and asked the contractor to return to site immediately, for the completion of the works with the use of concrete pavement.
At the Abakaliki-Afikpo road section 1 still under constructed by the same contractor, the Minister said though the job was executed long ago, he observed, however, that there was no evidence that the contractor was on site maintaining the road during the maintenance period.
He, however, asked the director in charge of highways for South East Zone in the Federal Ministry of Works, Engr Bede Obioha, to issue a certificate of completion to the contractor. Other roads visited in Ebonyi include the Oso - Owhutu road among others. NNL.
