Budget Speech Highlights:
There’s no State in Nigeria without at least one major Federal Road project ongoing. #Budget2019
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There’s no State in Nigeria without at least one major Federal Road project ongoing. #Budget2019
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“In the North Central, long neglected roads like the Ilorin-Jebba Road, a stretch of 93 km that took a number of days to travel has been completed to provide a critical link between the North and South of Nigeria over a few hours.”
“We have awarded the dualization of this road to expand it all the way to Mokwa, as we have done to the Abuja-Keffi-Lafia-Makurdi road where work recently commenced. Similarly, work has resumed on the Suleja - Minna road after years of inactivity.”
“In the South-South, we have recently completed the 60 km section of Alesi to Ugep in Cross River State, and awarded the 72km section from Odukpani Junction to Ugep which will reduce a journey that used to take 3 days a few years back, to 3 hours.”
“Work has also commenced on the Calabar-Itu-Odukpani Road that links Akwa-Ibom to Cross River State, as we have started work on the long-neglected Bodo-Bonny Bridge to connect these long separated communities.”
“In the South East, a critical section of the road linking Awka to Onitsha, is being constructed now and one side of it should be ready for use before June 2019. Roads like Arochukwu-Ohafia-Bende are also receiving our attention... [and] Rehabilitation of Enugu-PH Road...”
“In the South–West, long neglected and abandoned roads like the Badagry Expressway have been awarded for construction along with the Apapa-Tin Can Island-Mile 2–Oworonshoki road...”
“... to ease the congestion currently being experienced in Lagos, while interstate roads linking Ogun through Ikorodu to Sagamu, and Ipaja to Otta and Abeokuta are being repaired with payment to contractors.”
“In the North-West, we have completed the Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega Road comprising 135km out of the entire Sokoto to Yauri stretch, and sections of Kaduna Eastern bypass and Kano Western bypass are also progressing.”
“In the North-East, we have started work on the long-neglected Mayo – Belwa – Jada Road, and the Gombe – Numan – Jalingo Road, and recently awarded the reconstruction of bridges damaged by insurgency.”
“We‘re working on >90 transmission projects across the country. Major transmission stations like Mayo Belwa in Adamawa, Ejigbo & Odogunyan in Lagos, Apo in Abuja, Ikot-Ekpene Switching Station A/Ibom, Maiduguri, Damaturu, have been completed to support electricity transmission.”
