HONOURABLE MINISTER OF WORKS, UMAHI COMMENCES NATIONWIDE STAKEHOLDERS' ENGAGEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RENEWED HOPE LEGACY ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT WILL STIMULATE NATIONAL PROSPERITY Following  the approval  of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for the commencement  of the national road infrastructure network  that will traverse the various trade and agricultural  corridors of Nigeria and in keeping  with the Renewed Hope strategic economic  recovery plans, the Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency, Sen Engr Nweze David Umahi CON  has commenced nationwide stakeholders engagement for the construction of  sections of the three (3) Renewed Hope Legacy Road Infrastructure projects. The Honourable Minister will on Saturday, 29th, and Sunday 30th June 2024 hold this session of the stakeholders' engagement in Akwa Ibom and Cross-River States, respectively. In Akwa Ibom, he will present and discuss the proposed alignment for the construction of Sections 3B and 4 of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project passing through the State and in Cross River State he will present and discuss section 3A of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and 92 km segment of the Calabar-Sout East- North Central- Apo Abuja Superhighway passing through the State.  Stakeholders expected in the event include: Governors of concerned States, Senate and Federal House of Representatives Committees on Works, Honourable Ministers of line Ministries, Royal fathers and technocrats, Nigerian Communications Commission and major Telecommunication Service Providers, other relevant stakeholders and the Media.  The Senate President Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Sen. Godswill Akpabio CON is expected to be the Special Guest of Honour in the event The three Renewed Hope  Legacy Road Infrastructure projects when completed  shall have historic national  interconnectivity that will crisscross the major transportation  routes of  Northern  and Southern States of Nigeria and that is the Sokoto - Badagry Superhighway (SBS): a 1,000-kilometer highway connecting Sokoto in Northern Nigeria to Badagry in Western Nigeria, passing  through  7 States and connecting to the Lagos-Calabar coastal (LCCH) highway at Ahmadu Bello way Lagos; Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: a 700-kilometer coastal highway connecting from Lagos State to Cross River State through  8 States; and  the Calabar- South East- North Central- Apo Abuja  477-kilometer Superhighway connecting   from Calabar to Ebonyi, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa States and ending at Apo in Abuja This stakeholders' meeting will afford opportunities to communities along the routes and trade corridors to appreciate  the potentials of the project to the enhancement of industrialization, tourism, agricultural  commercialization and mechanization, trade and investment, and economic  competitiveness not only among the people of the area, but also the various  regions of Nigeria, and thus stimulate  national  prosperity.   ...

CELEBRATING AN  ACHIEVER AND  ADMINISTRATOR AT 62 I feel delighted to convey the warmth of my felicitations to the Chief of Staff to the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, CFR, on this auspicious moment of his 62nd birthday anniversary celebration this 25th June 2024 I thank God for the accomplishments of your age. A man with manifest leadership dexterity and proven track records of performance, you have traversed the tunnels of governance measuring high in public service delivery. You have made great marks as a lawyer, a legislator, and a technocrat. You demonstrated an outstanding sense of responsibility as the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives in the 9th Assembly, and now as Chief of Staff to Mr. President, you are playing insightful roles in the Renewed Hope administration, igniting flames of inspiration in the hearts of many Nigerians. I pray for God to continue to bless and prosper your endeavours. Once again, congratulations, and please accept the assurances of the esteemed regards and best wishes of my family, the management, and staff of the Federal Ministry of Works. Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi, CON, FNSE, FNATE, GGCEHF Honourable Minister of Works ...

WORKS MINISTER SEN. UMAHI COMMISERATES WITH THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF APC, GANDUJE OVER THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW, HAJIYA ASIYA. I heartily commiserate with the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress APC, His Excellency, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, OFR over the sad news of the passing of his mother-in-law, Hajiya Asiya Muhammad Gauyama which occurred on 24th July 2024. The death of a loved one no doubt creates irreplaceable vacuum in the hearts of the bereaved.  I urge you, therefore, to take solace in the knowledge that your late mother-in-law left good memories of great moral values of fairness and forgiveness in her interpersonal relations, sportsmanship and gratitude in her endeavours, patience and understanding in her aspirations, affection for unity and progress of her community as well as compassion for the cause of humanity. I pray God Almighty to give you and the bereaved family, the fortitude to bear the loss and grant her eternal repose. Please accept the assurances of the deepest compassions, esteemed regards and best wishes of my family, the management and Staff of the Federal Ministry of Works. Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi, CON, FNSE, FNATE, GGCEHF Honourable Minister of Works ...