My administration’s priorities infrastructural devt – Buhari

President Muhammad Buhari has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the infrastructural development. 

The Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mrs. Blessing Lere-Adams, in a statement issued at the weekend, said Buhari spoke during the commissioning  and handover of the completed 66 .10Km Gombe Kaltungo toad at Kumo town, Gombe state.

 Represented by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Issa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the president observed that his administration has given priority to infrastructure development starting from road, to rail line and broadband development. 

He disclosed that the FG has embarked on the National Information and Communications Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 2, adding that about 400 Million US dollars has been planned for the project, which will commence from Abuja to Borno state.

He said his administration has given approval for the construction of the rail line from Borno to Rivers state, adding that the rail line was an  area that lacked attention before the advent of this administration. 

Also speaking, the Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, praised the Federal Government for the completion of the Kaltungo-Gombe Road Project.

The governor observed that the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing had successfully completed several roads to ensure that road users have a rewarding travelling experience. 

 He added that the Gombe – Kaltungo road project had created jobs directly and indirectly, as well as provided social economic benefits to the people.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, who was represented by the Director Highways North East in the Ministry, Engineer Celestine Shausu, disclosed that the road is the sixth to be commissioned in the second phase of highway projects completion and commissioning.

He said,” This is the second phase of project completion and handover our country will be witnessing as we progress further in this season of completion and impact which started in the last quarter of 2021,” said Fashola.

The minister recalled the completion of Efon Alaaye – Erinmo Iwaraja road in Ekiti,  Isoko Ring Road Section II covering Aviara- Uzere in Delta State,  Phase II of  Hadejia – Nguru Road covering Kirikasama – Nguru in Jigawa State, Nguru – Gashua- Bayamari Road in Yobe State and Lafia – Obi Awe – Tunga Road in Nassarawa State that were completed in the last quarter of 2021 which he described as major investments in road transport infrastructure that serve as drivers for economic growth and prosperity.

The minister said those completed roads are viable assets in, proof of what the country’s resources are invested in.

In his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Bashir Nura Alkali, who was represented by Engineer Amos Thomas stated that the Buhari led administration is focused on the completion of several ongoing road infrastructure projects to stimulate economic development, job creation and promotion of local content.