The House of Representatives Committee on Works has summoned the permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works and Housing, the Director (Highways) construction, as well as Julius Berger plc to brief it on the status of the ongoing works on the Abuja-Kaduna, Zaria-Kano road projects.
The Committee has also called on Julius Berger to as a matter of public necessity open already the completed section of the Abuja-Kaduna express way to motorists to ease vehicular movement.
The summon is contained in a statement issued by leadership of the committee chaired by Rep. Abubakat Kabir Abubakar, and made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday.
The committee said the need for the explanations has become necessary following barrage of complaints by well meaning Nigerians travelling on the corridor.
“It has been observed that the quality of life of those commuting on that has started to decline. A journey that normally takes 4 hours now takes at least 9 hours to complete.
“We call on the construction company working on the road to expedite action on the project so as to complete it on time. They should immediately open up closed sections of the road they have completed to motorists so as to reduce the long hours spent travelling on the road.
