This is coming despite a pending court case challenging its implementation, and Nigerians have been reacting.
According to him, the Federal Government remains committed to seeing the project through, and all necessary legal and procedural requirements have been met already.
Umahi added that if anyone wants to unduly benefit from the project by going to court, they are wasting their time.
His words, “We are paying compensation. We are following the corridor right of way. We are following the corridor that is legally allowed for the federal government.
My permanent secretary is a procurement expert, and I have a very good department of public procurement and good directors. But the project was approved by the Federal Executive Council under restrictive procurement.
Iβve had to run even the cost of the project at 4 billion per kilometre. And yet, people still come to say, oh, this number of lanes in Egypt is 1.8 billion. And it is 300 kilometres.
We have EIA certificates on the project. Thatβs number one. Number two, was the project listed in the appropriation list? The project is in the 2023 supplementary appropriation.
If they want to unduly benefit from the project by going to court, they are wasting their time.”
WOW.
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