President Bola Tinubu has approved 27 road projects worth over N3.9 trillion across 15 states as part of the Federal Government’s efforts to improve road infrastructure nationwide.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to Umahi, the projects cover Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states.
He said the council approved the re-award of the 409-kilometre dual carriageway project in Niger State under the tax credit scheme to businessman Aliko Dangote at a cost of N1.8 trillion.
Umahi said other approvals include N276 billion for the dualisation of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road, N265 billion for the reconstruction of the Iseyin-Eruwa-Agbesi Road linking Oyo and Kwara states, N217 billion for the dualisation of the old alignment from Ijaye to Ilorin Road, and N116 billion for the 21-kilometre Abakaliki-Afikpo Road in Ebonyi State.
He added that FEC also approved N110 billion for the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road, N104 billion for the rehabilitation of sections of the Ilorin-Omorin-Ebe-Kabba-Obajana Road, N98 billion for the Idi-Araba-Ayede-Olodo Road in Oyo State, and N92 billion for the rehabilitation of the Baban-Lamba-Sharan Phase Two Road in Plateau State.
The minister said additional approvals include N86 billion each for the reconstruction of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road and the Adikpo-Ajayi-Tese-Akpa-Otukpo Road linking Benue and Cross River states, as well as several other road and bridge projects across the affected states.
Umahi further disclosed that the council approved the full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and directed the immediate reconstruction of failed sections along the Ibadan axis using concrete pavement.
He also announced the completion of the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion.
“The first 118 kilometres of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion, has been completed,” Umahi said.
