The Minister of Works, David Umahi, says contracts below N20bn have been reserved for local firms. Umahi made this disclosure during an inspection tour of the dualisation of the East-West Road (Section IIIA) from Eleme Junction to Onne Junction in Rivers State, on September 9, 2025.
He emphasised that the Federal Ministry of Works has adopted a funding prioritisation framework to guarantee the continuation of critical road projects earlier financed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme.
Umahi explained that the move aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s directive that all inherited NNPCL-funded projects must continue without interruption.
According to Umahi, the ministry has compiled all projects inherited from NNPCL and submitted them to the President.
He stressed that those along national economic corridors, such as the Eleme–Onne road, would receive top priority.
