The President Buhari Administration has said the reconstruction of Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road project will be completed by 2023, a period its tenure will expire.
The Director, Highways Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Funso Adebiyi, said this in a statement on Friday during a visit to the project site.
The statement was signed by the Ministry’s Deputy Director, Press, Salisu Haiba.The project was awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc on Dec 20, 2017, but commenced on May 21, 2018. Based on the initial arrangement, the project was initially projected to last for 36 months.
He said, “We are satisfied with the quality of work going on and we are working to increase the pace of work. “Work is going on simultaneously on all sections of both lanes of the dual carriage 375km long road from Abuja to Kaduna and to Kano.”
The Abuja-Kaduna-Kano was initially approved for rehabilitation, but a full reconstruction of the road was ongoing, according to him.
Adebiyi noted that the reconstruction was necessary over the volume of activities on the infrastructure.
The Director said, “We have made a lot of progress. Over 100km, although not at a stretch, have been completed under section one to three (Abuja-Kano).
“Also, 40km has been completed under section two (Kaduna-Zaria), and 70km completed under section three (Zaria-Kano).”
President Buhari has ordered the reopening of four land borders closed since Aug 2019.
The president gave the directive on Thur
Other borders are expected to reopen on Dec 31 based on the directive.
The order comes 21 days after the govt on Nov 25 said it would reopen the land “borders soon.”
The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who announced the development after the virtual Federal Executive Council, listed the four borders to be reopened to include the Seme border in South West
