Sokoto, Kebbi superhighway to gulp N3 trillion –Umahi 

The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, says Sokoto and Kebbi states axis of superhighway task volition engulf astir N3 trillion.

Umahi disclosed this connected Friday erstwhile helium inspected the 40 kilometres conception 1A cleared connected the ongoing superhighway task on Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

He dispelled the rumors that President Bola Tinubu’s medication had neglected Northwest successful the execution of projects crossed the country.

”The bequest road projects are portion of the Renewed Hope Agenda, designed to amended roadworthy web and bid work connectivity crossed the six geopolitical zones, to boost socio-economic development.

”The projects included the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road Corridor; 1,068km Sokoto-Badagry Road, Calabar-Abuja superhighway, 482km TransSaharan road, and 439km Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe road.

”The projects were designed arsenic factual roadworthy with lighting, installment of CCTV cameras, health, tragic and information stations and different facilities, to heighten punctual effect to emergencies, ” helium said.

He explained that Sokoto-Badagry superhighway task starting from Illela successful Sokoto to Badagry successful Lagos was a grounds of Tinubu’s committedness to heighten peoples lives and rejuvenate socio economical activities successful the federation astatine large.

The curate added that too 4 bequest projects, Tinubu’s medication had embarked connected reconstruction of a factual roadworthy from Sokoto-Gusau-Funtua-Zaria on with different Kano-Abuja, Kano- Katsina roadworthy projects among others.

”All the projects are ongoing and the President promised to implicit each the task wrong the stipulated periods.

“Before the extremity of 2026, the 120 kilometres of superhighway task from Sokoto axis volition beryllium completed.

”Northwest has the highest stock erstwhile it comes to infrastructure proviso by the contiguous medication arsenic Kebbi has astir N2 trillion portion Sokoto N1 trillion of this Sokoto-Badagry superhighway project.

” This is worthy of commendation and merit much enactment to the president and his administration,” helium said.

The curate explained that the task was a 48 years imagination of precocious President Shehu Shagari actualised by President Tinubu stressing that successful 5 twelvemonth coming it would beryllium completed and go a success.

He highlighted that President had mandated him that nary of the projects including Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) taxation recognition strategy should halt for the benefits of Nigerians.

Umahi commended Hightech Construction Company Ltd. handling the project, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Inspector General of Police (I-GP) Department of State Security Services (DSS) and different information agencies for ensuring creaseless behaviour of the project.

He further commended Sokoto authorities authorities for its committedness connected the Federal Government projects successes and urged assemblage members to proceed their enactment to task handlers.

In his remarks, Minister of State for Works, Mr Bello Goronyo, said that the Northwest portion had immensely benefited from President Tinubu’s initiatives and described Sokoto-Badagry superhighway arsenic “game changer”.

Goronyo said the task was capable to pull much votes to Tinubu successful 2027 arsenic much projects were dispersed crossed assorted parts of the state including the northwest region.

The Director, Bridges and Design successful the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr Musa Sa’idu, said the projects were being executed successful accordance with the specifications noting that the alignments were considered based connected the peculiarity conditions observed erstwhile the task started.

A typical of the contracting firm, Mr Dany Abboud, said they were moving connected 10 kilometres conception connected some conception 1A and 1B simultaneously and person achieved 10 kilometres connected some sides.

Abboud said that the institution was moving successful harmony with authorities officials and assemblage members.

Earlier, the Senior Special Assistant to President connected Community Engagement, Northwest, Alhaji Abdullahi Tanko-Yakasai, expressed optimism that the task would pull much economical investments, facilitate maturation and uplifting societal improvement successful the re...