Nigerian House Committee on Works, led by Chairman @AkinAlabi
National Assembly Abuja
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Concrete Detailing on the Lagos Calabar Coastal Road Project. #RenewedHope
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Hon Minister of Works and Chairman House Committee on Works @akinalabi inspecting the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. #RenewedHope
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Today, the Committee on Works, led by @akinalabi inspected key projects in Lagos: The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Independence Bridge repairs, Third Mainland Bridge rehab, Shoreline Protection at Marina & CCTV Control Room. Progress is commendable!
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The Ministry Of Works, led by Engineer Kuti now making their presentation on the adoption of concrete technology for construction of road in Nigeria.
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More images from the Concrete work on the Lagos- Calabar Coastal Highway. #RenewedHope
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Chair @akinalabi during the inspection of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Sections II road this morning as a part of the House of Representatives Committee on Works oversight functions this morning.
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National Assembly's Joint Commitee on Works inspection visit to Projects in Lagos State. Now- Third Mainland Bridge.
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Tomorrow, Chairman @akinalabi will convene the inaugural meeting of the House Committee on Works. We look forward to meeting members of the committee to start this onerous journey to bring accountability, transparency and oversight to the related MDAs.
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Chair @akinalabi addressing the media at the ongoing inspection of the Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway.
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House Committee on Works led by Chair @akinalabi to inspect coastal highway ahead of commissioning. guardian.ng/news/lawmakers-t…
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Chair @AkinAlabi is now on Stage to give his remarks at the Stakeholders Engagement On Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway.
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Please Tune in to TVC to watch the Stakeholders engagement for the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway.
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Today’s Oversight Summary.
Lagos- Calabar Coastal Highway Project.
Eko Bridge
Apapa- Oshodi.
Third Mainland Bridge.
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Chairman @akinalabi Met with the members of the House Committee on Works yesterday and they resolved to intervene in the 24 projects nationwide referred to our committee. The Committee will immediately start oversight function immediately. tribuneonlineng.com/house-co…
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National Assembly's Joint Commitee on Works inspection visit to Projects in Lagos State. We are currently inspecting the Lagos- Calabar Coastal Highway project with the Honorable Minister of Works.
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The Federal Ministry of Works led by Engr David Umahi about to start the ministry’s budget defense to the House Committee on works led by chair @akinalabi
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We are about to start the Public Hearing to discuss the adoption of concrete technology for road construction in Nigeria. You can still join us!
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NSE: The House should legislate that the Road research agencies be moved from the Ministry of Science and Technology to the Ministry of Works so that the results of their research can immediately be tested on ongoing projects.
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Engr Kuti: The Stand of the Federal Ministry of Works is not that all ongoing projects must revert to rigid(concrete) pavement. It will also depend on terrain.
Funding and rising cost of materials is one reason we want to lower the pressure on FX
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The Joint Committee on Works in conjunction with Optimum Horizon limited is organizing a summit for local contractors. Please RSVP to join us to discuss issues that local contractors are facing and how we can improve local content.
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Engr Kuti: We fixed Apapa Oshodi with rigid pavement and it has served the nation ever since.
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NSE: The construction manual is made for technical purposes and not necessarily public hearings. A lot of the problem stem from inadequate funding and fiscal changes by the Government. Some projects are not funded. Selective tendering process is another big issue.
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Insight like this is what we need at the public hearing, please how can we reach out to invite you?
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Ministry of Works: As for cost, yhe major ingredient in rigid pavement is cement, and we have limestone and cement factories all over the country, meanwhile we import bitumen. Rigid pavement is about N70,000 per sqm while Flexible/Asphalt road is about 72k psqm.
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Chair @akinalabi notes that the Forex concern from the Ministry may be overboard because rigid construction is more expensive and requires a lot of steel that will also be imported and put more pressure on FX. The hearing is rounding up now.
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Nigerian institution of Highway Engineers: We should start local exploration of bitumen and invest in this so that it can be locally sourced like Cement as well. We are ready to work with the House and executive on this.
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Nigerian Society of Engineers: The honorable minister has stated that he was misquoted and that the type of road constructed will depend on so many factors like soil type, project funding, geography and so many other factors.
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Min of Works: We ended Dec 2021 with Diesel at N350 and Bitumen at 350k a tonne. By end of 2022 Diesel had gone up to N 1000 a liter and Bitumen had gone up to 750k a tonne, Cement did not have this type of corresponding increase because of local sourcing.
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Pictures from the ongoing public hearing on the adoption of concrete technology for road construction in Nigeria. Moderated by Chair @akinalabi
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The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Society of Engineers led a team of Engineers to make their own presentation on the adoption of Concrete for construction of roads in Nigeria.
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Earlier today, Chair @akinalabi led the House Committee on Works to inspect the Abuja-Lokoja-Obajana Expressway. This is a continuation of the ongoing oversight work by the committee to ascertain the level of completion of Federal Road Projects across the Country.
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Engr Kuti: When we started Lagos-Ibadan in 2013, bitumen was 140k per tonne, diesel was 140 Naira per liter. Today Bitumen has increased over 700% to over a million naira per tonne. Cement and Diesel has also increased astronomically.
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Min of Works: If concrete road is encountered, it will create more employment, we aren’t asking for all roads to be converted to concrete. We are constructing the Dangote refinery road on rigid pavement while LASG is using flexible pavement for Lekki-Epe.
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Min of Works: FX fluctuations affect bitumen more than concrete.
Dangote and other cement companies have promised that they have the capacity for the majority of road projects in providing cement.
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Chair: @akinalabi What I have learned is that quality control, Contractor expertise, quality of materials used is the most important thing, not rigid or flexible pavement. What we need to do is the right thing
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Chair @akinalabi thanks stakeholders for the contribution to the execution of these projects.
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Ministry Of Works Budget defense nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1lDxLlPng…
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Chair @akinalabi talks about the importance of appropriation and funding for these legacy projects and states that he will ensure proper oversight and funding to improve infrastructure in Nigeria.
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Happening Now. Joint Committee on Works inspect the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Enugu-Port Harcourt Dual carriageway section II: Umuaiha tower- Aba township rail/road crossing in Abia State. Led by Senator Osita Ngwu and Chair @akinalabi
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You can register for the event here. bit.ly/4ec68hW
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Chair @akinalabi responded to the comments from the NSE representative on the importance of parliamentary intervention on this issue, clarifies that Parliament must always inquire into executive decisions before appropriating funds. As long as public funds will be utilized.
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Chair @akinalabi : If you do Concrete roads with poor quality control and poor materials it will fail, if you do it with great standards and materials with the proper expertise it will stand the test of time. If you do exactly same with Asphalt it will last just as well
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Chair @akinalabi : Are you saying some particular roads must be rigid pavement due to use of heavy machinery on them.
Min of Works: We used flexible (bitumen) on Lagos- Ibadan but it was designed to take heavy machinery.
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Min of Works: We can no longer afford augmentation on projects, when we move to rigid/ cement we also reduce pressure on Dollars.
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Ministry of Works: The Attitude of our people is also important, you see roads that can’t take heavy load, we put trailers: Go to Apapa/ Ladipo they have turned roads into mechanic workshops, the usage is another issue. Control is a big issue.
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