The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 27
road projects valued at more than ?3.9 trillion across 15 states as part of the
Federal Government's ongoing efforts to improve road infrastructure nationwide.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed the
approvals while briefing journalists after the FEC meeting held at the
Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday.
Umahi also revealed that the remaining 164-kilometre
section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway is expected to be completed by
November 2026.
According to the minister, the approved road projects
will be executed across Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi,
Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states.
Among the largest approvals is the re-award of the
409-kilometre dual carriageway project in Niger State under the Federal
Government's tax credit scheme. The project, valued at ?1.8 trillion, was
awarded to businessman Aliko Dangote.
The council also approved ?276 billion for the
dualisation of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road and ?265 billion for the reconstruction
of the Iseyin-Eruwa-Agbesi Road, which links Oyo and Kwara states.
Other major projects include ?217 billion for the
dualisation of the old alignment from Ijaye through the Federal Government
College to Ilorin Road, with a spur to Akinmorin, and ?116 billion for the
reconstruction of the 21-kilometre Abakaliki-Afikpo Road in Ebonyi State.
The FEC further approved ?110 billion for the
Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road spanning Oyo and Osun states, as well as ?104 billion
for the rehabilitation of Sections One and Two of the
Ilorin-Omorin-Ebe-Kabba-Obajana Road linking Kwara and Kogi states.
Additional approvals include ?98 billion for the
construction of the 30-kilometre Idi-Araba-Ayede-Olodo Road in Oyo State and
?92 billion for the rehabilitation of the Baban-Lamba-Sharan Phase Two Road in
Plateau State.
Umahi also announced the approval of ?86 billion each
for the reconstruction of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road, including a flyover, and
the Adikpo-Ajayi-Tese-Akpa-Otukpo Road connecting Benue and Cross River states.
Other projects approved by the council include ?83
billion for the Jimeta-Mayo Belwa Road in Adamawa State, ?82 billion for the
rehabilitation of Igbeti Road in Oyo State, ?74 billion for the construction of
the Igbeti-Soro-Kishi Road in Oyo, ?71 billion for the 52-kilometre
Dabban-Makina Road in Niger State, and ?62.99 billion for the Tungo-Karamti
Road with five bridges linking Adamawa and Taraba states.
The minister further listed ?58 billion for the
rehabilitation of the Yola-Hong-Mubi Road Phase Two, ?46 billion for the
Amasiri-Okporojo Road, ?34 billion for the 18-kilometre Ikere-Ekiti-Ijare Road
connecting Ekiti and Ondo states, ?26 billion for a new flyover along the
ongoing Trans-Sahara Road, ?24.7 billion for the rehabilitation of the
Kabba-Ifaki-Ado Ekiti Road linking Kogi and Ekiti states, and ?21 billion for
the construction of a flyover at Oko-Olowo Junction in Kwara State.
The council also approved ?15.7 billion for the
Pacific Road project linking Igbe Laara to Ikorodu in Lagos State, ?15.5
billion for the 13-kilometre Badeku-Jaiye Road in Oyo State, ?15.246 billion
for the second phase of the Yola-Fufore-Gurin Road project in Adamawa State,
and ?15 billion as additional funding for the 32.2-kilometre Gashua Road
project in Yobe State.
In addition to the new projects, Umahi disclosed that
the Federal Executive Council approved the full business case for the operation
and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He added that
reconstruction of failed sections of the highway, particularly around the
Ibadan axis, will commence using concrete pavement to improve durability.
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