Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello\u00a0 has said construction of roads and provision of other critical infrastructure by the President Bola Tinubu administration will serve the people better than palliatives.<\/p>\n
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Governor Bello said this while inspecting works on the Abuja-Lokoja road in company of the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi.<\/p>\n
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He said, \u201cby fixing roads across the country, it will alleviate poverty and that is better than giving out palliatives.\u201d<\/p>\n
He noted the Abuja- Lokoja road was critical to the socio-economic lives of the people as it links the southwest, south-south and southeast regions to the Federal Capital Territory and the northern parts.<\/p>\n
While commending President Tinubu for appointing Umahi as minister of works, Bello described the Minister as a field man who will deliver the \u201cRenewed Hope\u201d project.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is not a media show man, he is a realistic man who works round the clock. He has done it as a governor in Ebonyi and he will do it again as a minister of works,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Bello, therefore, advised civil servants to work with sincerity and commitment so that the ex- governor can deliver quality infrastructure to the country.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Minister has promised to deliver concrete roads across the country, saying they were more durable, irrevocable and are 50 years maintenance-free.<\/p>\n
He, therefore, urged contractors to bring their quotations for concrete roads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello\u00a0 has said construction of roads and provision of other critical infrastructure by…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2088,2089,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-8663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-dave-umahi","9":"tag-palliatives","10":"tag-yahaya-bello"},"yoast_head":"\n