The Federal Government has disclosed that the Lagos-Ibadan highway will be commissioned in June, 2022.
This is according to a statement made by the Minister of State for Works and Housing, Mr Mu’azu Sambo, while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York on Thursday.
Sambo further disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge will be commissioned in October, 2022; adding that the 11.9km Second Niger Bridge and 120km Lagos-Ibadan Highway are part of President Buhari’s administration’s pledges on infrastructure.
In his words: “President Buhari clearly understands the necessity to invest in infrastructure, not just to support a growing population but as an economic driver.
“It is therefore not surprising that, through the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, we are managing over 1,019 contracts involving 958 bridges and road projects”, he stated.
The minister added that infrastructure is the bedrock of development as it covers all the sectors of life.
Recall that the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, had last month said the Second Niger Bridge was at a 91 percent completion rate.
Sambo noted that President Buhari has handed over 941 km of road projects between November 25 and December 13, 2021, to connect 10 states in five geo-political zones.
“The Second Niger Bridge that has alluded every administration will be commissioned in October by President Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos-Ibadan Highway that has deferred previous administrations, will be commissioned in June.
“They represent critical infrastructure necessary to develop a country and its people, for them to be able to get on with their lives in an easy and convenient way”, Sambo noted.
Meanwhile, the minister added that the federal government is also constructing houses in 34 states of the federation, citing about 6,000 housing units nationwide so far.
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