President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday flagged off the construction of the fourth Legacy Project under his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda and approved the immediate release of N111bn for the commencement of the 700-kilometre Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe-Biu-Maiduguri Superhighway.
The approval was announced by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, during the groundbreaking ceremony for Section One, Phase One of the project, a 125-kilometre stretch traversing Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau states.
The project, one of the administration’s flagship infrastructure initiatives, is expected to link communities across the North-Central and North-East geopolitical zones, improve security, ease transportation and stimulate economic activities.
The president, represented by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for Section One, Phase One of the project, a 125-kilometre stretch running from Akwanga to Jos through Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau states.
Speaking during the event, Tinubu described the superhighway as more than a road project, saying it would serve as a major economic and social artery for millions of Nigerians.
