President Bola Tinubu has approved 27 major road projects valued at more than N3.9 trillion across 15 states, in a move aimed at improving road infrastructure and connectivity across the country.
The approvals were announced by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, following the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
According to Umahi, the projects will be executed in Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states.
He disclosed that the council approved the re-award of the 409-kilometre dual carriageway in Niger State under the tax credit scheme to businessman Aliko Dangote at a cost of N1.8 trillion.
“The council also approved 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 through the Federal Government College to Ilorin Road with a spur to Akinmorin, and N116 billion for the 21-kilometre Abakaliki-Afikpo Road in Ebonyi State,” Umahi said.
He added that other approved projects include N110 billion for the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road spanning Oyo and Osun states, N104 billion for the rehabilitation of Sections One and Two of the Ilorin-Omorin-Ebe-Kabba-Obajana Road in Kwara and Kogi states, N98 billion for the construction of the 30-kilometre 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.
Umahi further stated that the council approved N86 billion each for the reconstruction of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road with a flyover and the Adikpo-Ajayi-Tese-Akpa-Otukpo Road connecting Benue and Cross River states.
Other projects approved include the N83 billion Jimeta-Mayo Belwa Road in Adamawa State, N82 billion for the rehabilitation of Igbeti Road in Oyo State, N74 billion for the construction of the Igbeti-Soro-Kishi Road in Oyo State, N71 billion for the 52-kilometre Dabban-Makina Road in Niger State, and N62.99 billion for the Tungo-Karamti Road with five bridges linking Adamawa and Taraba states.
He said the approvals also cover N58 billion for the rehabilitation of the Yola-Hong-Mubi Road Phase Two, N46 billion for the Amasiri-Okporojo Road, N34 billion for the 18-kilometre Ikere-Ekiti-Ijare Road connecting Ekiti and Ondo states, N26 billion for a new flyover on the ongoing Trans-Sahara Road, N24.7 billion for the rehabilitation of the Kabba-Ifaki-Ado Ekiti Road linking Kogi and Ekiti states, and N21 billion for the construction of a flyover at Oko-Olowo Junction in Kwara State.
Additional approvals include N15.7 billion for the Pacific Road linking Igbe Laara to Ikorodu in Lagos State, N15.5 billion for the 13-kilometre Badeku-Jaiye Road in Oyo State, N15.246 billion for the second phase of the Yola-Fufore-Gurin Road project in Adamawa State, and a N15 billion augmentation for the 32.2-kilometre Gashua Road project in Yobe State.
On the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Umahi said the council approved the full business case for its operation and maintenance concession while directing the immediate reconstruction of failed sections around the Ibadan axis using concrete pavement.
The minister also announced the completion of the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway.
“The first 118 kilometres of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion, has been completed,” he said.
