Super Highway
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, flagged off the construction of the Calabar-Ebonyi-Benue-Nasarawa-Abuja Super Highway.
Section 1 of the road, with a distance of 118.8 kilometers, begins from Ndibe Beach in Afikpo Local Government and traverses Ukwuachi-Mbeke Ishieke Ebonyi Local Government Area to Nassarawa, Benue, Kogi, and terminates at the FCT.
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, who performed the groundbreaking ceremony on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at Amuro Mgbom Primary School, Afikpo, said the project, when completed, will change the face of infrastructure across the South-South, North-Central, and South-East Regions of the country
“We are gathered here on the soils of Ebonyi State to witness the take-off of a critical section of a 118.8-kilometer superhighway, a project that promises to change the face of infrastructure across the South-East, North-Central and South-South regions of Nigeria. This initiative is not merely a civil engineering task. It is a bold declaration that the era of isolation, marginalization, and infrastructural neglect is giving way to an era of transformation, inclusion, and nationwide accessibility.”
“This corridor, which begins here in our dear state — from the serene banks of Ndibe Beach in Afikpo Local Government Area traverses Ukwuachi-Mbeke Ishieke, Ebonyi Local Government Area and proceeds into Benue State — is part of a larger, ambitious highway system that links the Enugu-Abakaliki/Ogoja Highway through Benue, Kogi, Nassarawa, to the very heart of Nigeria’s capital, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The project’s extension into Cross River State, through Odukpani to Calabar, solidifies its importance not just regionally but nationally.”
The Governor expressed confidence in the caliber of contractors and their ability to complete the project on record time.
The Governor assured the support of the government and people of the State, especially the host communities, to ensure smooth and speedy completion of the project.
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi expressed gratitude to the Ebonyi State Government, saying the road project is part of President Tinubu’s ambition to develop every part of the Country under his Renewed Hope Agenda
He gave an assurance that the project will be completed on time and according to specifications
Dr. Monday Uzor
