- The projects were all executed by the Ministry of Works
- Inauguration of the second Niger Bridge
- Three major bridges, three federal Secretariats and a road would be inaugurated
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate about seven major legacy projects on Tuesday, following his administration’s determination to upgrade and expand the nation’s stock of infrastructure.
These projects were completed by the Ministry of Works and Housing across Nigeria.
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The event would begin with the inauguration of the second Niger Bridge that was conceptualized in 2005, and two more bridges would also be commissioned.
In 2014, there was an attempt to begin the second Niger Bridge project through Public Private Partnership (PPP) but this was not successful. The construction began in 2016 with the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF).
The two other bridges to be commissioned are the Loko-Oweto Bridge across River Benue to link Benue to Nasarawa State and the Ikom Bridge in Cross River State.
Also, three Federal Secretariats and a Road are expected to be commissioned by the President on Tuesday.
The road project is the completed Section of the over 200 kilometres of Kano-Kaduna Dual Carriage Expressway.
For the Federal Secretariats, the first to be commissioned on Tuesday is the Federal Secretariats at Awka, in Anambra State and is situated on a 5.106 Hectares of land.
The project was first awarded on 9th December, 2011 but was practically completed and taken over by the Ministry of Works and Housing on 14th July, 2022.
The Secretariat has a total of 498 Office Space, a Conference Hall, four Committee Rooms, an Exhibition Hall, a Banking Hall, a Post Office and befitting Reception.
The Secretariat also has lift facilities, well laid out parking spaces and drainages, staff canteen, fire hydrant and other vital facilities.
The second, Federal Secretariat is in Gusau, Zamfara State . The project is situated on a 7.5 Hectares of land and was awarded also on 9th December, 2011, but was practically completed and taken over by the Ministry on 30th November, 2022.
The third to be commissioned is the Federal Secretariat Yenagoa, which is located at Alamieyeseigha Road, in Bayelsa State.
It is situated on a 7.5 Hectares of land and was awarded on 9th December, 2011 but was practically completed and taken over by the Ministry on 30th November, 2022.
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Recall that the Nigerian leader had commissioned a fourth one, the Federal Secretariat Lafia, located at Bukar Sidi along Jos Road, Lafia, Nasarawa State in February this year.
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