FG, Chad Discuss Implementation of Abidjan-Lagos Highway Project
Bennett Oghifo
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, recently held talks with a high-level delegation from the Republic of Chad, led by the Chadian Minister of Infrastructure and Road Maintenance, Mr. Amir Idriss Kourda, on the implementation of the Abidjan-Lagos highway project.
The discussion, specifically, was on the Fluvio Lacustrine Connectivity Programme and a proposal for direct transportation link between Nigeria and Chad.
The minister assured his Chadian counterpart of Nigeria’s commitment to “activating partnerships and fostering collaborations to address common challenges and to aggregate, harness and project the shared strength of the Sahel region towards realising the full economic potential of the continent of Africa.
