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Works ministry riles JPM
Jul 31, 2020
PRESIDENT John Magufuli has promised prompt action to re-shape the badly damaged 90 kilometres section of Nangurukuru-Lindi highway.
Dr Magufuli also questioned the efficiency of the top officials in the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications for failure to perform their duties effectively, leading to the damage of the road stretch.
The President declared that he would take immediate action shortly after arriving at the office, for the road to be maintained in a grand plan to avoid effects that could follow.
Dr Magufuli made the statement yesterday when he was en-route to Dar es Salaam from Lupaso village, Masasi District in Mtwara Region, where he led tens of thousands mourners for the burial of the late former President Benjamin Mkapa on Wednesday.
According to him, the road had been severely damaged and there was no plan in the ministry to restore it to its original perfect standards.
“If you look at this road, it’s like the works ministry has no minister, deputy minister, permanent secretary, chief executive officer of Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads) or Lindi regional Tanroads manager,” he said.
“To be honest, this isn’t the same road that I left when I was the Minister for Works in 2015; it has been damaged severely by trucks that are overloaded with gypsums, and the ministry is quiet on this,” added the President.
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