Buhari Commissions 2nd Niger Bridge, Six Other Projects Today
Racing against time as the May 29 termination date of his eight years administration beckons, President Muhammadu Buhari will today, (Tuesday), commission the 2nd Niger Bridge and six other legacy projects completed by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing across the country.
Presidential Spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said in a statement that the move is a follow-through on his administration’s determination to upgrade and expand the nation’s stock of infrastructure,
According to a statement issued on Monday, the projects to be commissioned consist of three major bridges, three Federal Secretariats and a road, adding that the ceremony will be headlined by the 2nd Niger Bridge conceptualized in 2005.
Adesina further said in the statement; “In 2014, there was an attempt to begin the project through Public Private Partnership (PPP) but this was not successful. The construction began in 2016 with the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF).”
Other projects slated for commissioning are the Loko-Oweto Bridge across River Benue to link Benue to Nasarawa State and the Ikom Bridge in Cross River State while the Road project is the completed Section of the over 200 kilometres of Kano-Kaduna Dual Carriage Expressway and three new Federal Secretariats.
The first of the Federal Secretariats at Awka is located at Executive Business District Layout, Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State and is situated on 5.106 Hectares of land.
The presidency indicated that the project was first awarded on 9th December 2011 but was practically completed and taken over by the Ministry of Works and Housing on 14th July 2022.
Besides having a total of 498 Office Space, a Conference Hall, four Committee Rooms, an Exhibition Hall, a Banking Hall, a Post Office and befitting Reception, the Secretariat has in addition lift facilities, well-laid-out parking spaces and drainages, a staff canteen, a fire hydrant and other vital facilities.
The second is Federal Secretariat Gusau, Zamfara State, located at Unguwan Dan Lawan, off Sokoto By-Pass Road, Gusau, Zamfara State. It is situated on 7.5 Hectares of land and the project was awarded also on 9th December 2011 but was practically completed and taken over by the Ministry on 30th November 2022.
The third to be commissioned is the Federal Secretariat Yenagoa, which is located at Alamieyeseigha Road, in Bayelsa State. It is situated on a 7.5 Hectares of land and was awarded on 9th December, 2011 but was practically completed and taken over by the Ministry on 30th November, 2022.
On the fourth one, which is the Federal Secretariat Lafia, located at Bukar Sidi along Jos Road, Lafia, Nasarawa State, the statement explained that the project was commissioned by the President in February this year.
