The chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Works, Akin Alabi has assured of effective oversight function, transparency, and accountability in
He assured of effective oversight function in the Ministry of Works, to ensure that there is value for funds appropriated for road construction and rehabilitation nationwide.
The chairman said the use of concrete may be considered and adopted by the committee for road construction against the use of asphalt, which had led to a deplorable state of road infrastructure in the country.The lawmaker said: “It is my pleasure to welcome all members to this inaugural meeting of the House Committee on Works. You have been carefully, selected by the leadership of the House, to represent each of the States in this committee.
“As most of you must have watched with keen interest, the revelations coming from the Minister of Works from his tour of various road projects across the country, I have no doubt that our job is well cut out for us. “That is why we need to swing into action immediately. Though the last government carried out some initiatives, policies and interventions on road infrastructure, we need to review some of these ideas and determine their work-ability or effectiveness in addressing our general concerns.”
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