N1.5trn Road Projects Ongoing Across South East –Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has disclosed that the national authorities is presently undertaking roadworthy projects worthy astir N1.5 trillion crossed the South East, including the 56-kilometre Aba–Umuahia conception of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway successful Abia State.

Tinubu made the remark astatine a reception organised successful his honour by the Abia State authorities astatine the Aba Township Stadium, pursuing the commissioning of the reconstructed 6.7-kilometre, six-lane dual carriageway Port Harcourt Road and different infrastructure projects successful the city.

Represented by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, the president noted that the ongoing works besides see the 48-kilometre dual carriageway Aba–Ikot Ekpene Road successful neighbouring Akwa Ibom State.
The president, portion reiterating the national government’s committedness to infrastructure improvement successful the region, assured that akin projects are ongoing successful different parts of the state and pledged continued collaboration with sub-national governments.

“It is happening successful different states of the country. I perpetrate to helping your governor, moving with him to guarantee that the radical afloat instrumentality backmost their state.
“Let maine guarantee you that the authorities is precise important successful the economical improvement plans of our nation,” helium said, thanking “the countless fig of radical that lined the streets to invited the politician and me.
“It shows the emotion you person for our government, for your governor, Alex Otti, and for the infrastructure improvement taking spot successful the state.

“I commend your politician precise highly. I person listened to his developmental plans. He is simply a dependable economist and a precise experienced personality,” helium said.

President Tinubu, expressing optimism astir the state’s trajectory nether Governor Otti’s leadership, said Abia has begun to regain its mislaid glory and thanked God for the advancement made truthful far.

Speaking earlier, Governor Alex Otti appealed for the president’s enactment successful processing a obstruction web crossed the South East and South-South, arsenic good arsenic the constitution of a seaport successful the portion to heighten commercialized and economical activity.

The politician expressed restitution with the achievements of his administration, peculiarly successful roadworthy operation and rehabilitation, citing the Port Harcourt Road arsenic a large milestone.

“The road, which astatine immoderate constituent mirrored Aba’s regrettable decline, has present returned triumphantly to its spot successful destiny,” helium told Tinubu and the cheering, capacity-filled stadium.

“It is projected that the economical interaction of these roads could spot the worth of Aba’s gross home merchandise emergence importantly successful the mean to agelong term.

“I person nary uncertainty that implicit the adjacent 12 months, the measurement of commercialized betwixt Aba and different concern capitals successful the state volition double.”