The Calabar-Ebonyi-Benue Trans-Sahara Superhighway is emerging as one of Nigeria’s most ambitious economic infrastructure projects, with government officials projecting that the corridor will unlock trade, improve logistics, stimulate investment and connect agricultural production centres to regional markets.
Speaking during an inspection of ongoing federal projects in Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, Minister of Works, described the highway as a strategic economic asset designed to transform commerce across the South-East, South-South and North-Central regions.
“It is a colonial-era dream long forgotten, but President Tinubu has revived it, and construction is now underway. We must thank him immensely,” Umahi said.
He stressed that the project’s importance goes beyond transportation.
“The Trans-Sahara Superhighway is not just a road; it is an investment corridor that will catalyse trade in agricultural produce such as cassava, yam, cashew and palm oil from Cross River, Benue and Ebonyi, while also connecting Nigeria to Cameroon,” he said.
