The federal government has designed the fourth road project to pass through Akwanga – Jos – Bauchi – Gombe road.
The Minister of Works Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Bauchi State at the State Government House, Bauchi on Wednesday.
He said, “I want to thank you very highly and to let you know that President Tinubu did not do the shortfall in terms of road distribution, I didn’t do it, but Mr President is addressing it, and that’s why we have injected the fourth legacy project of the President that runs from Akwanga to Jos to Bauchi State, and we are happy to see that you have intervened progressively and critically on a good percentage of the road in your State”
The Minister, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji said President Tinubu’s legacy projects were not only strategic in terms of seamless connectivity to the 6 geopolitical Zones but also a strategic architectural masterplan that would stimulate the nation’s economy through enhanced agriculture, job creation, regional integration, tourism, transportation ecosystem, and industrialisation.
He assured of the President’s determination to ensure that funding was available for the legacy projects through different intervention mechanisms.
He said “The President is taking us to China, because there was an agreement before, when this project was listed for funding on EPC + F, and the Chinese people were supposed to inject foreign financing on the roads, but they didn’t immediately do that. So, the President is reviving it, and we will be in China soon. We are very sure that we’ll be able to get that funding, and this road will not only be constructed, but it will also be dualized.”
The Minister visited the flood damaged locations of Kano – Maiduguri Road, the dualization of Kano – Maiduguri Road Section 3 (washout location at Buskuri town), the dualization of Kano – Maiduguri Road Section 2 (at Sabon Gari village), the flooded area of Yana – Shiva-Azare Road, the bridge along Bauchi-Gombe Road, Ningi – Babaldu washout, and he also performed the flag – off of the Bauchi-Gombe road being handled by Triacta Nig Ltd.
While acknowledging the pains and difficulties faced by road users whose livelihood has been affected by the effect of the flood, he assured them that intervention would be timely provided to bring immediate reliefs to the people of the State and other road users.
Responding, the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, commended the President for promptly sending the Minister of Works to assess the damaged sections of the road in the State and intervene.
He said that the State government and the entire Emirate Council were gratified by the federal government’s rare proactiveness and sense of responsiveness at this difficult time in the State.
