Fashola made the appeal at a stakeholders meeting on comprehensive repair of Eko and Apongbon Bridges on Monday.
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Fashola gave the advice Thursday in Abuja when a delegation of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) led by its President, Quadri Olaleye, paid him a courtesy visit.
Fashola also said that port concession agreement and lack of loading bays was compounding Apapa gridlocks.
Fashola made the appeal during an inspection tour of the ongoing Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonshoki Expressway reconstruction project in Lagos.
The reaction of Fashola was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Hakeem Bello, on Friday.
Fashola made this known in a letter addressed to Rep. Sam Onuigbo (APC-Abia), representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.
In a statement of claim before an FCT High Court presided over by Justice Sylvester Oriji, the minister accused Adesanya and two national dailies of making false and disparaging publications against him.
Fashola, who spoke at the headquarters of the Ministry where he was decorated with the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem, said working together for the promotion of peace and security would ensure that the sacrifices made by the fallen heroes were not in vain.
Fashola said the addition was to deepen and strengthen FHA’s ability to deliver on its mandate in terms of housing.
The formal launch of the portal: https:// nhp.worksandhousing.gov.ng, took place at the Ministry in Mabushi, Abuja.
These include: Highway projects financed through Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) being managed by Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Road Infrastructure Development & Refurbishment Investment, Tax Credit Scheme (RIDRITCS) being used to finance nine federal roads; Sovereign Sukuk Fund being used to finance 44 roads and bridges and Multilateral Loans, among others.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Fashola Babatunde Fashola, had appeared before the Senate Committee on Works to defend the 2022 budget proposal of N450 billion, out of which N350 billion was earmarked for the construction of roads across the country.
He made this known while presenting 2022 budget and 2021 budget performance before the lawmakers.
The minister who appeared before the Senate Committee on Works said the outstanding payment underscores efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
Fashola made the call in Abuja on Wednesday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Works to defend the Ministry’s 2021 budget proposal.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, briefed State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the appointment of Taiwo Adeniran as the Surveyor-General of the Federation.
The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Shehuri, said this interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sideline of the Crans Montana Forum in Dakhla, Morocco.
Fashola also advised the DisCos to pursue the debt issue in their capacities as Distribution Companies and not under the aegis of any association pointing out that although the Constitution guaranteed freedom of association, the privatization exercise that led to the transfer of the Distribution assets of power was not held between the Federal Government and any association but 11 individual companies
Fashola told newsmen in Lagos on Friday night that the government had to lay the structure and establish a system before calling for private participation in the housing sector