Senator Dave Umahi, Minister of Works has paid a courtesy visit to the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, in her office at the State House, Abuja.
Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting on Monday, Umahi commended the First Lady for all that she has so far undertaken, through her Initiative, Renewed Hope Initiative.
Umahi also called for objective monitoring of road and other Infrastructural projects by Nigerians, which he is pivotal to the realization of the Renewed Hope Agenda being vigorously pursued by the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
The minister who described the decay in road infrastructure in the country as frightening said tackling the challenges on the ground requires courage.
He said: “We are tackling the challenges. We know the reasons, but I must commend the past administration on their thoughtfulness in the number of projects they earmarked and awarded. They are key projects that will crystallize into an economic revolution.”
The Former Governor of Ebonyi state highlighted the lack of effective supervision and dishonesty of contractors as some of the major challenges the Federal Government has to contend with