Umahi: Decades-Old South-East Road Projects Now Being Realized Under Tinubu

Nigeria's Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, announced that long-delayed road projects in the South-east, some conceived during the colonial era, are now being actualized under President Bola Tinubu's administration. Speaking during a tour of legacy projects in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Umahi pointed to the Calabar-Ebonyi-Benue Trans-Saharan Superhighway as a strategically vital initiative. He stated that this colonial-era dream, long forgotten, has been revived by President Tinubu, with construction now in progress. Section One of the highway, initially 118 kilometers, has been extended to 123.6 kilometers with a contract sum of N45 billion, featuring ongoing dualization works. Section Two, spanning from the Ebonyi border through Benue and Kogi States to Nasarawa, has been awarded at N668 billion. Umahi noted that parts of the project are nearly 28% complete, with work continuing even in the rainy season due to the adoption of concrete road technology. He described the Superhighway as an investment corridor designed to catalyze trade in agricultural produce and connect Nigeria to Cameroon. The minister also highlighted the N35 billion Onueke Flyover project, designed to ease traffic congestion, and the Ndi-Egbe Bridge, expected to be completed by December 2026. Umahi expressed gratitude for the president's efforts in ending decades of exclusion for the South-east region.

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It is a colonial-era dream long forgotten, but President Tinubu has revived it, and construction is now underway. We must thank him immensely.