Tinubu’s road projects cutting travel time, boosting trade — Presidency

The Nigerian Presidency asserts that the current administration's road construction projects are effectively easing the movement of people and goods nationwide. These initiatives are credited with significantly reducing travel times and stimulating trade across the country.

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The road is impressive on its own, and if you are able to link all parts of Nigeria, it shows you that we are improving connectivity across our states, and of course, it will boost not just passenger traffic but also business traffic, to be able to move goods across all the state borders.

A prime example highlighted is the ongoing dualization of the Makurdi-Otukpo-Enugu road. Officials reported that this project has already shortened the travel duration between Makurdi and Otukpo from approximately three hours to about 90 minutes. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, shared these details during an inspection of the Lafia Bypass and the Makurdi-Ninth Mile Road.

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Before, the road was so bad that from Makurdi to Otukpo it used to take about three hours, but now just about one and a half hours or so.

Onanuga emphasized the importance of improved connectivity, stating, "if you are able to link all parts of Nigeria, it shows you that we are improving connectivity across our states, and of course, it will boost not just passenger traffic but also business traffic, to be able to move goods across all the state borders." He praised the quality of the work and expressed confidence in the road's longevity upon completion.

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So this is a commendable project, and I think President Tinubu deserves a lot of applause for touching almost every part of Nigeria, giving them one road or bridge or any infrastructure or the other.

Accompanying the delegation, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement, Frederick Nwabufo, argued that the inspection tour debunked claims of the "Renewed Hope Agenda" lacking visible impact. He pointed to the roads, alongside improvements in health and education, as evidence of the administration's progress. The Federal Controller of Works for Benue State, Mukaila Danladi, provided technical details, noting the 250-kilometer road project (500 kilometers as a dual carriageway) traverses multiple states and is scheduled for completion by February 1, 2028.

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We are here in Benue State. This is the third day, and particularly in reference to a particular sojourner who said there are no signs of renewed hope anywhere, we can see the roads, in health, in education, across all sectors.