FG: We’ll complete Kaduna-Zaria-Kano expressway May

The Federal Government says work on the Kaduna-Zaria-Kano expressway will be completed before May 29.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made this known on Monday, April 17, while on pre-inauguration inspection of the highway.

The section of the highway is part of the 375.4 Kilometre Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano project awarded during the first tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Fashola said the section would be completed and inaugurated before President Buhari leaves office in May.

The reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano expressway is divided into three sections.

Fashola said while the second and third sections covering 210 kilometres were almost completed, section one from Abuja to Kaduna will be left for the incoming administration to undertake.

“Section I (Abuja-Kaduna) will continue beyond the tenure of this administration, we lost about a year in 2022, due to criminal activities and rights of way,” he added.

The minister stated that issues that delayed the work included the relocation of buildings, electricity installations, and markets.

“All we need is to collaborate with the Minister of Federal Capital, governments of Niger and Kaduna states, to enbale the work move faster and smoothly,” he said.

On his part, the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, said the second Niger Bridge is also ready for inauguration.

Gambari, who described the project as the third legacy project of Buhari’s administration, commended the President for making resources available for infrastructure development across the country.

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Aminu Umar-Sadiq, said they were involved in funding some projects.

He said apart from funding, it was important to resolve issues of right of way and security for the projects to proceed according to schedule.

The Star