Umahi made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving a
report from the National Association of Nigerian Students on their inspection
of federal road projects across Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna and Sokoto states.
He said the network would help communicate directly with
Nigerians, particularly young people, about projects being executed across the
country.
He said the government must fight the social media war and
launch 4,000 social media influencers to tell their stories.
He said he is proud of what the President is doing in
infrastructure and the gains made in various sectors of the economy so the
government must tell its stories.
If you don't say who you are, nobody will tell you.
The minister said the students' inspection tour enabled them
to identify areas where more infrastructure was needed, particularly around
tertiary institutions.
He said he wants his directors to note the request for
pedestrian bridges and the ministry will do it.
The ministry will consider pedestrian bridges on roads
leading to university campuses and other safety steps in future road projects.
On the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the minister said the
entire 105-kilometre pavement under the current construction section is
expected to be finished by November.
But he complained about vandalism on the coastal highway.
People have been destroying the infrastructure by passing
through camps, driving over them to cross from one point to another.
People cut the iron used, destroy block walls and remove
covers. He said this is not acceptable.
Umahi commended the students for undertaking the inspection
tour and said Nigerians should assess public projects directly.
He said the students were tired of hearing about
infrastructure success and went on their own to see how it positively affects
the lives and safety of students.
That is good leadership, he said.
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