The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has ordered the immediate issuance of a 14-day termination notice to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) over what he described as substandard work and the near-collapse of the Port Harcourt–Aba Road.

Umahi, who gave the directive during an inspection tour of federal road projects in Rivers State, expressed frustration at the deteriorating condition of the 43-kilometre dual carriageway.

Standing on a visibly distressed section of the road, the Minister lamented that the project — inherited from the previous administration — has become a source of embarrassment.

After what he described as more than 20 official warnings, Umahi announced that the ministry would now de-scope the Port Harcourt-bound section from CCECC’s contract and reassign it to qualified indigenous contractors capable of delivering quality work.

He vowed that CCECC must either correct the defects at its own cost or risk having all its ongoing projects across Nigeria shut down.