Fashola made this known when he appeared before the joint National Assembly Committee on Housing, to defend his ministry’s 2021 budget estimates.

He said the N76.4bn allocated to the ministry in 2021 would be grossly inadequate to execute 186 projects across the country.

According to a statement by the Ministry of Works and Housing on Sunday, Fashola listed roads whose completion would be prioritised during the budget year to include those categorised as A1-A9.

He added that 18 of such road projects, which had reached an appreciable level of completion, had been identified across the country for completion within 12 to 15 months.

He said “Bridges like the Third Mainland Bridge, the Koton Karfe Bridge and the Makurdi Bridge are part of about 50 bridges being rehabilitated simultaneously among others. We are mindful of the limitation of resources but the frequency of these natural disasters caused by climate change and ageing infrastructure must compel us to think of making provisions for emergencies,”

Fashola alongside SouthWest governments and Ministers from the SouthWest had paid a condolence visit to the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the wanton loss of lives and properties in the state after hoodlums hijacked the #EndSARS protest in the state. Among the places destroyed was the Lekki tollgates.

In an interview with Channels TV this morning, Amachree said the camcorder discovered by the Minister looked planted.

He said “After so many days, we saw a camcorder in plain view.  Are they saying that the camera was there and nobody knew about the presence of that camera? It was in plain view and the Minister went and removed it.  Who planted it? That is what we want to know. It was planted because there is no way. That Camcoder looks planted because there is no way that it will be plain view in one of the booths. How come it was there and nobody saw it. There are mobile phone providers that went there to look at their lines that were damaged. Nobody saw that camera. It is not so tiny. I am very interested in that camera. What is in it? Whoever planted it there must have also loaded it with something”