The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has performed better than the American government in terms of infrastructure.
Mr Fashola made this claim on Thursday while speaking during the All Progressives Congress (APC) conversation series held in Kano State.
He said, “I can assure you that the present APC administration of President Buhari has achieved what even the US Government is trying to do in terms of infrastructure.”
“As at December 2021, we have completed 941 kilometers of roads across all states and geopolitical zones.
“In Kano state here for instance, there are 21 road projects either in, around or in the neighboring communities. Before APC administration, when last do you remember federal government completing 50 kilometer road in any part of the country?”
While blaming past government for looting funds, the minister said “This is the positive change we promised Nigerians in 2015 and it is already happening.
“They say we are the same with them, but we are not. They stole money and took it abroad, but we are taking this money back and investing it in the area of infrastructure.”
Fashola added that presently, there are 850 ongoing projects under his ministry, including roads and bridges construction as well as houses in 34 states of the country.