The Chairman, Senate Committee on Services, Senator Sunday Karimi, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the re-award of sections of the Abuja-Lokoja federal highway totalling 86 kilometres by the federal government just weeks after the initial contract was terminated
This is contained in a press statement issued by Toye Ibitoye, Legal Assistant to Senator Sunday Karimi and made available to Tribuneonline in Lokoj
The Senator representing Kogi West in the Upper Chamber also appeal to the President for other critical road
Recalled that Works Minister, Dave Umahi, had during a press conference in Abuja on Monday, November 25, 2025, announced the decision of the government to determine the contracts for poor performance and failure to meet delivery timelines and performance benchmark
Karimi commended the President for his courage and promptitude in decision-making on matters pertaining to the well-being of the peopl
His words, “The non-performing Abuja-Lokoja road contracts were cancelled barely four months ago. And the President, in his sensitivity to the plight of the commuting public and the imperative for seamless socioeconomic movement on our roadways, has prioritised the re-award of the all-important artery within such a short time. This is tangible evidence that President Tinubu is a responsive and proactive leader who desires to impact Nigerians expeditiously
According to him, the President’s assent to having multiple contractors handle various segments of the project is proof of his desire for quick completion of the road, which has effectively been under construction since the twilight of the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanj
Senator Karimi applauded President Tinubu for his uncommon courageous oil sector reforms calculated to make additional resources available for national developmen
He spoke against the backdrop of the recent “Executive Order on Direct Remittances, (E09),” which was signed a few weeks ago. The Order mandates that “all government revenues from tax oil, profit oil, royalty oil and gas flaring penalties, previously subject to deductions, be paid directly to the Federation Account
As of July 2025, reforms initiated by the President boosted monthly allocations to the 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory and the 774 local governments by over N2 trillio
Karimi expressed the hope that funds, which will further boost the nation’s purse, will enable the President and the federal government to embark on more enduring projects in the overall interest of Nigerian
His words, “Mr President needs resources for the East-West Road; the Abuja-Lokoja-Benin Road; the Benin-Sapele-Warri Road; the Kabba-Isanlu-Egbe-Ilorin Road; the Kabba-Iyara-Omuo Ekiti Road; the Aiyetoro Gbedde- Aiyegunle Gbedde-Kupa-Eggan Road, among others. Accruals from the most recent ‘Executive Order on Direct Remittances’, in my view, will strengthen the hands of the President to embark on these project
“Seamless intra-country movement on motorable roads will complement Mr President’s efforts on security, sending a direct warning to criminals that the government will get them wherever they hide.