David Umahi, Minister of Works, says President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructure projects are creating jobs, and reducing hunger across the country.
Umahi spoke on Friday while inspecting the ongoing Calabar–Ebonyi–Benue–Nasarawa–Abuja Superhighway project in Onueke, Ezza South LGA of Ebonyi state.
The minister said the current administration’s infrastructure drive is generating employment through road construction while expanding economic opportunities for communities along project corridors.
“When people talk about hunger in this country, they should understand that the activities created by the President’s infrastructural development serve as a direct catalyst for addressing that challenge,” he said.
The minister said the highway project has employed hundreds of workers directly, while traders, suppliers and other service providers are also benefitting from the construction activities.
Umahi noted that the ministry’s decision to adopt reinforced concrete pavement for major federal highways is strengthening the local economy by reducing dependence on imported
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