The Federal Government says it has released the sum of over
N621b for the construction of 21 strategic roads across the country in its
efforts to ease fuel transportation challenges to the Northern part of the
country.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works, Dr.
Babangida Hussaini disclosed this while featuring in a Freedom Radio Program
titled “Yau Da Gobe.
He said the Federal Government, through the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has released the sum of over N621billion
to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing for the construction of 21
strategic roads across the country.
He explained that that the road construction when completed
will ease transportation challenges of conveying petroleum products from the
southern part to the Northern part of the country.
“Already contractors have been mobilized to these various
construction sites after receiving their mobilization payment from the
ministry.
“The bad condition of the roads in some part of the southern
States, especially the oil producing states has been resulting in oil tankers
facing difficulties in conveying petroleum products to the North.
“These roads include Gombe-Biu, Gombe-Jimeta,
Kaduna-Panbeguwa, Jos-Zaria-Funtua, Bida-Minna, Bida-Zangeru-Kagara,
Offa-Lagos, Ikorodu-Badagry-Lagos and Ikom roads among others,” he said.
He noted that the APC-led administration under President
Muhammad Buhari was committed to executing more developmental projects across
the six-geo political zones of the country, irrespective of political,
religious affiliations.
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