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May 22 • 9 tweets • 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

HISTORY AS PRESIDENT BUHARI COMMISSIONS SEVEN LEGACY PROJECTS ON TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2023

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Following through on his administration’s determination to upgrade and expand the nation’s stock of infrastructure, President @MBuhari will (tomorrow) Tuesday, commission seven legacy projects completed by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing @FMWHNIG across the country.
Comprising three major Bridges, three Federal Secretariats and a Road, the historic event will be headlined by the Second Niger Bridge which was conceptualized in 2005.

In 2014, there was an attempt to begin the project through Public Private Partnership (PPP) but this was not… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The construction began in 2016 with the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (#PIDFund).
Others are the Loko-Oweto Bridge across River Benue to link Benue to Nasarawa State and the Ikom Bridge in Cross River State while the Road project is the completed Section of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The first of the Federal Secretariats at Awka is located at Executive Business District Layout, Awka South Local Government Area, 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… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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. In addition, the Secretariat has lift facilities, well laid out parking spaces and drainages, staff canteen, fire… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The second, Federal Secretariat Gusau, Zamfara State is located at Unguwan Dan Lawan, off Sokoto By-Pass Road, 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… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
It would be recalled that President Buhari commissioned a fourth one, the Federal Secretariat Lafia, located at Bukar Sidi along Jos Road, Lafia, Nasarawa State in February this year. 

All the nation's media stations are implored to stay tuned for the historic commissioning.

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