The Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway is expected to be finished by May 29, according to the Federal Government.
This information was revealed on Monday during a pre-inauguration inspection of the roadway by Mr. Babatunde Raji-Fashola, SAN, Minister of Works and Housing.
The 375.4 Kilometre Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano project, which was granted during the first term of the Buhari administration, includes the highway segment.
Prior to President Muhammadu Buhari’s scheduled departure in May, he promised, the segment would be finished and officially opened.
Three parts make for the reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano carriageway.
Fashola said while the second and third sections covering 210 kilometers 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.
Fashola explained that issues that delayed the work include 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 enable the work to move faster and smoothly,” he said.
Similarly, the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, disclosed that the second Niger bridge is also ready for inauguration.
He described it as the third legacy project of the Buhari administration.
Gambari commended the President for making resources available for infrastructure development across the country.
The Managing Director, of 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.
