Buhari promises to complete Lagos-Ibadan Exp, Sagamu-Benin Exp in 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that two major federal roads under construction would be completed and inaugurated before the end of 2022.

The roads are the Sagamu-Benin Expressway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Mr. Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, said Buhari gave the assurance when he addressed residents of Ogun on Thursday after he inaugurated five key projects in the state.

The affected projects included Gateway City Gate; the 42km Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta Road; the 14km Ijebu-Ode-Epe Expressway and two Housing Estates for low, medium and high income earners at Kobape and Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta.

Buhari heaped praises on Gov. Dapo Abiodun for delivering visionary and trail-blazing projects for the people, even in the midst of prevailing and challenging circumstances occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

He described Abiodun as the ‘‘performing Governor of Nigeria’s Gateway State’’.

According to him, the governor is a worthy example of ‘‘promises made, promises kept”.

The president noted that the lofty projects could not have materialised without the state government’s huge investment and commitment to security of lives and property.

He noted that the impressive road would complement the Sagamu-Benin Expressway that the federal government is currently reconstructing; also due for inauguration this year.

“Just across the road is the 42-kilometer Sagamu-Interchange-Abeokuta Road which the state Government has reconstructed and equipped with street lights.

“That road enjoys a direct linkage with the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that the Federal Government is rebuilding and due for completion later this year…,” he added.

Responding to requests by the governor to give priority to the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta and the Sango-Ota-Idiroko roads, the president assured the people of Ogun that these roads would receive federal government attention.

The president announced that the federal government would consider extending tax credit as funding option for the reconstruction of these roads, as done for the 100km Sagamu Interchange-Papalanto-Ilaro Road.

Similarly, the president promised to consider the approval of the reconstruction of Sagamu-Ogijo Road by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited under the tax credit scheme.

The president also congratulated the people of Ogun for having such a focused, deliberate and inclusive administration under the watch of Abiodun.

He, therefore, urged them to continue to support the governor for the successful implementation of the “Building our Future Together” agenda of his administration.

“The reward for success is more hardwork to meet the increasing expectations of the people.

“When state governments deliver impactful projects, in consultations with stakeholders, like we have witnessed in Ogun State, the trajectory of our national development will be enhanced,” Buhari stressed.