FIC Report (Ebonyi State) – Federal government has unveiled the construction of 477km Africa Transahara superhighway.
The project was said to be an Agricultural-economic corridor that will help in boosting food subsidy drive by President Bola Tinubu if completed.
The Minister for works and Transportation, David Umahi, disclosed this during the stakeholders’ engagement meeting on works held in Exco chambers, New Government House, Abakaliki.
Umahi at the meeting said the road construction cover Cross River, Southeast -North Central —APO-Abuja Superhighway —spur of Lagos -Port Harcourt —Crossing Enugu State, passing through Ebonyi to Ogoja, in Northern Cross River State.
The Minister further described the project as Tinubu’s legacy project and urged South East and other people of the country to support it to ease the perennial problems encounter by farmers in the evacuation of agricultural produce. It’s an economic agricultural viable routes that will enable Ebonyi state to now bring a lot of their rice within this corridor.
There is a lot of rice production here, potatoes and yams and there is no road to transport them. So, this is going to help us to bring out our agricultural produce to support Mr. President policy on food sufficiency.
Governor Francis Nwifuru in his remarks said through the stakeholders engagement, his administration aim to share infrastructural development plans and progress since it came on board 14 months ago. He described it as a signature project and prayed for it’s timely completion
Listen to your feedback and concerns regarding the inclusion of Ebonyi State in the 477km road which traverses Cross River, Southeast -North Central —APO-Abuja Superhighway —spur of Lagos -Port Harcourt —Crossing Enugu State and passing through our dear Abakaliki, then to Ogoja, in northern Cross River State.
It is indeed a huge signature project, we pray God it comes to timely fruition; Foster collaboration and partnerships by- identify opportunities for innovation and investment in the project given its associated socioeconomic potentialities. Our people are predominantly agrarians and this wonderful initiative we are going to benefit from will further assist our rural farmers to evacuate their farm produce to viable markets.
This engagement is predicated on our believe that effective infrastructure development— requires a collective effort from government, private sector, and civil society. This administration is committed to creating an enabling environment for investment and ensuring that our infrastructure meets the needs of our citizens.
The Governor also thanked Mr. President for this wonderful show of love not only to Ebonyi State but to the entire Ndigbo. We are indeed very grateful for a number of Federal projects being executed in our dear State which are in tandem with our resolve to make life easier for the people.
BAKARE LAURETTA
HOC FIC ABAKALIKI
