He also hinted that his ministry had started taking steps, based on legal advice, to publish a blacklist of erring contractors. Sunday Punch had last week exclusively reported that meagre sums were allocated to multi-billion naira projects in the current fiscal year. It also voted for additional N200m for the dualisation of the Ibadan -Ife -Ilesha Road. The FMW & H also planned to spend a meagre N100m on the rehabilitation, construction and expansion of the Lagos – Ibadan dual carriageway this year. However, Fashola confessed before the senators on Thursday that the idea of allocating funds to projects already awarded annually was delaying early completion of road projects.

Source: Punch April 18, 2021 01:30 UTC