Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the Federal Government plans to construct a 477-kilometer, six-lane super highway traversing five states to the Federal Capital Territory.
Umahi made the disclosure Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the Federal Government plans to construct a 477-kilometer, six-lane super highway traversing five states to the Federal Capital Territory.
Umahi made the disclosure on Wednesday while declaring open the stakeholders’ engagement on the alignment for Ebonyi’s 101-kilometer segment of the super highway.
The highway according to the Minister would pass through Cross River, Ebonyi, Benue, Kogi, and Nasarawa states to Abuja.
When completed ,this project is expected to economically revolutionize Ebonyi and the interconnecting states.
The minister noted that the road would serve as an agricultural and economic corridor, supporting President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to achieve food sufficiency in the country.
“The road is a spur of the coastal highway that runs from Lagos to Calabar and was designed by the colonial masters to integrate the South East states,” he said.
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