Highway
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu-led government has approved the release of the sum of N17 billion for the completion of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway project.
The government announced its expectation that all sections of the highway be finished within a span of 24 months.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, revealed this information while inspecting the Abuja-Kaduna section of the highway.
Accompanied by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy, Wale Edun, Umahi stated that the government arrived at this new timeline after reaching an agreement with the contractor, Julius Berger Construction Company.
It is worth noting that the minister had previously pledged to complete the road this year, but now the focus is on ensuring its completion within the next two years.
In October 2022, the former Minister of State, Works and Housing, Umar El-Yakub, had also mentioned that the Kaduna-Abuja highway and Zaria-Kano road would be finalized by early 2023 to minimize inconvenience for road users.
It could be recalled that in April 2023, former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola acknowledged that the previous administration was unable to fulfil its promise due to security challenges encountered in 2022 and the relocation of certain communities along the Zaria segment of the 265km road project.
Despite the initial plan for the road to be completed, the project extended until the end of Fashola’s tenure, with only the Kaduna to Zaria section being finished out of the three sections.
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