The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi has appealed to the House of Assembly to consider increasing the ministry’s budget allocation for the 2025 fiscal year.
Umahi made the call during the 2025 budget defence session organised by the House Committee on Works where he described the N800 billion allocated to his ministry in the 2025 budget proposal as inadequate to meet the country’s road infrastructure demands, the minister
The minister urged the committee chaired by Akin Alabi, to allocate adequate funding to enable the ministry to complete ongoing projects and commence new ones nationwide.
Justifying his stance, Umahi explained that the numerous unfinished projects across the country could not be addressed with the current “meagre budget envelope”, advocating borrowing as a practical solution to tackle the country’s infrastructure deficit.
During the session, Umahi answered questions from committee members regarding the state of roads across the country, reiterating the Federal Government’s commitment to completing ongoing road projects.
Speaking, the committee chairman pledged to invite the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and the Head of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakub, to explain the rationale behind the ministry’s low budget allocation.