• Seeks reduction to curb incessant contract variation
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has called on cement manufacturers across the country to reduce the price of cement, insisting that the current cost of the product is placing pressure on ongoing road projects and increasing demand for contract variations.
Umahi made the call while delivering a keynote address at the official unveiling of the new corporate identity of Lafarge, now rebranded as HBM, a member of the HUAXIN Group, held at the Lagos Continental Hotel.
A statement by Umahi’s spokesman, Francis Nwaze, said that the minister emphasised that the federal government would engage cement manufacturers from July 1 to address the issue of cement prices.
