President Bola Tinubu has given MTN and RCC Company Nigeria Limited ultimatum to complete the Enugu-Onitsha expressway before May 10, 2026.
President Tinubu, through the Works minister, Senator David Umahi, disclosed this when he met with MTN over the slow funding and execution of the Enugu-Onisha expressway by MTN under the Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment (Tax Credit) Scheme.
According to Umahi, MTN will be held responsible should the road fail after construction on account of shady job by the contractor as there will be no variation or VOP on the project.
He then urged RCC to note, that going forward, the operation of VOP in their projects must be in accordance with the procedure contained in the conditions of contract and not at the whims and caprices of the contractor.
“There must be a commitment in writing between MTN and the Federal Ministry of Works that this offer is predicated on these conditions herein set out. There must be a commitment because the more the job delays, the more there is variation.
Umahi also reiterated that the Federal Ministry of Works is unwavering in its commitment towards ensuring that the contractor handling the project, and in this case MTN that is handling the project under the Tax Credit Scheme is made to ensure quality and speedy delivery of the project.
He then frowned at why an official of MTN could go on his way to insinuate that the directive made by the Federal Ministry of Works that RCC Ltd should stop using materials that could derail the quality outcome of the job amounted to a sabotage of the projects of Mr President in South East.