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EKO HOT BLOG reports that ahead of the first anniversary of his administration on May 29, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Lagos to begin a series of project inaugurations. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a press statement on Saturday.
On Sunday, the President will inaugurate the concrete-paved road to the nation’s major ports in Apapa and Tin Can Island. The road, reconstructed with financing from the Dangote Group using tax credits, began under the Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Additionally, President Tinubu will virtually inaugurate the refurbished Third Mainland Bridge, praised for its excellent finishing and aesthetics. He will also commission the rehabilitation of 330 roads and bridges across the country.
The highlight of the President’s engagements on Sunday will be the inauguration of the iconic Lagos-Calabar Superhighway, estimated to cost about N15 trillion.
Work has begun on the legacy project that will connect nine coastal states, with Section Two already awarded to Hitech Construction Limited.
President Tinubu will return to Abuja on Tuesday to begin another round of commissioning. He will first inaugurate the Southern Parkway, which the Nyesom Wike-led FCT Administration named after him.
On Wednesday, the President will attend the National Assembly Dialogue Series, after which he will unveil the National Assembly Library Complex, named after him.
One Year In Office
President Tinubu will leave the National Assembly to relaunch the commercialisation of Abuja Light Rail, also known as Abuja Metro. He will symbolically join a train ride to the city centre.
The Abuja Metro was completed in 2018 by the Buhari Administration. It was put into commercial use up till 2020. But with the onset of COVID-19, the train service was abandoned. Vandals descended on the facility, putting it out of use.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike, after spending $15 million and building access roads to the various stations, has refurbished it for commercial service.
After the train ride, President Tinubu will also inaugurate the Wuye Flyover-Link Bridge and the Defence Intelligence Agency Headquarters.
On Friday 31 May, President Tinubu will commission the NASENI-Portland Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Reverse Engineering Centre at Utako, Abuja.
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