The Federal Ministry of Works and MTN Nigeria have agreed on a May 10, 2026, deadline for the completion of the Enugu-Onitsha dual-carriageway project, funded by MTN under the Tax Credit Scheme. This is just as the Minister the Minister of Works, David Umahi, called on cement manufacturers to reduce the price of cement to N7,000
In a statement, the Special Adviser on Media to the Honourable Minister of Works, Orji Uchenna Orji, quoted Umahi as emphasising the need for quality and speedy delivery of the project.
Umahi noted that the Ministry has the responsibility to ensure that contractors comply with project specifications, and warned that MTN would be held responsible if the road fails after construction due to poor workmanship.
According to him, “We have to put the records straight that this ministry has the responsibility to ensure quality delivery of work by contractors. The contractor in this case is MTN.
“We went through what MTN was doing. We discovered that they were using peeled sand to do the job. I’m an engineer. I’m not a history graduate.”
“I’m a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, and I’ve spent all my life in the field.
And we gave a directive, which is in line with the general conditions of the contract, that should stop using such sand but go back, and use river sand, which we paid for.”
The minister emphasised the need for RCC Nig Ltd to play by the rule in project variation. He decried as unacceptable a situation where RCC could do a job of N38 billion and demand for a VOP N14 billion and said that going forward such indulgence by contractors in the name of inflation would not be tolerated.
