Babatunde Fashola the minister of works, power and housing has unveiled plans by the federal government to build a better network of roads and bridges across the country. Fashola said that the intention was to connect states, drive economy, move fuel, food and the import and export of goods. He unveiled a plan for the construction of 44 federal highways, 63 roads and an emergency intervention across the country ahead of the rainy season to give relief to Nigerians subject to appropriation. According to Fashola, the 63 roads were identified and prepared for intervention during the inspection tour of roads in 34 states of the Federation by the Ministry which he personally led. He listed the proposed priority highway projects slated in the 2017 budget to include:
1. Kano-Katsina Road (Phase 1: Kano Town at Dawanau Roundabout to Katsina State Border)
2. Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Yauri Road
3. Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa-Bokani Road
4. Ilorin-Kabba-Obajana Road (Sections 1&11)
5. Ibadan-Ilorin Road, Section11 (Oyo-Ogbomosho)
6. Lagos-Shagamu-Ibadan Dual Carriageway, Sections 1&11
7. Lagos-Otta Road.
8. Apapa/Tincan Port, NNPC Depot (Atlas Cove) to Mile 2 Access Road
9. Apapa-Oshodi Road
10. Third Mainland Bridge
11. Apapa/Tincan Island Port-NNPC Depot Access Road
12. Benin-Ofosu-Ore Ajebandele-Shagamu Road
13. Obajana Junction-Benin Road Phase 2: (Sections i-iv)
14. Sapele-Ewu Road Sections 1&11
15. Second Niger Bridge
16. Onitsha-Enugu Expressway (Amansea-Enugu State Border)
17. Yenegoa Road Junction-Kolo-Otueke-Bayelsa Palm
18. Bodo-Bonny Road with Bridge.
19. Odukpani-Itu-(Spur Ididep-Itam)-Ikot Ekpene Federal Highway Sections 1&11
20. Ikom Bridge
21. Enugu-Port Harcourt Dual Carriageway Sections i-iv
22. Calabar-Ugep-Katsina Ala Road
23. Vandeikya-Obudu-Obudu Cattle Ranch Road
24. Oshegbudu-Oweto Road, Oju/Loko-Oweto Bridge with approach roads
25. Nassarawa-Loko Road, Abuja-Lokoja Road Sections i&iv
26. Suleja-Minna Road Section 11. Kaduna Eastern Bypass
27. Kano-Maiduguri Road Section 1-1V
28. Hadejia-Nguru-Gashua-Bayamari Road and Kano Western Bypass. Those listed as critical economic routes include:
29. Zaria-Kano Road, Abuja-Lokoja Road (Sections i-iv)
30. Ilorin-Jebba-Bokani Road, Ibadan-Ilorin Road (Sections `1&11)
31. Lagos-Shagamu-Ibadan Road (Sections1&11)
32. Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu Road
33. Obajana-Benin Road (Sections i-iv). Also in the list are:
34. Onitsha-Enugu Road (Section 1&11)
35. Enugu-Port Harcourt Road (Sections i-iv)
36. Calabar-Odukpani-Itu Road (Section1)
37. Calabar-Ugep-Katsina Ala Road (Sections 1&11)
38. Alesi-Ugup (Iyamoyung-Ugup) Road
39. Ogoja(Mbok Junction) Abuochichie Road
40. Otukpo Township Road
41. Kano-Maiduguri Road(Sections i-v)
42. Kaduna-Zaria Road
43. Kaduna-Katsina Road.According to the Minister, roads that pass through agricultural areas across the country include:
44. Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Kontangora-Makera Road (Sections 1&11)
45. Makurdi-Naka-Ndoka-Ankpa Road
46. Akure-Ondo-Ore Road and Benin-Sapele Highway. Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria-Iyanomo Road.
47. 9th Mile-Enugu-Port Harcourt Road
48. Abakaliki-Afikpo Road Sections 1&11
49. 9th Mile-Oturkpo-Makurdi Road
50. Ogboko (Yandev Junction)-Katsina Ala (Ugbema Junction) Road
51. Wukari-Mutum Biyu-Jalingo-Numan Road
52. Section 1 Numan Jalingo Road
53. Gombe-Numan Road
54. Maiduguri-Dutse
55. Kano-Zaria Road.
The minister who appeared alongside his aides as early as 9.45am told the Rep Aliyu Madaki led adhoc committee that there was no time he deliberately disparaged the National Assembly as alleged.
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