President Muhammadu Buhari is today (Tuesday) inaugurating seven legacy projects completed by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing across the country.
Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, who confirmed this development in a statement said the projects are in line with the Buhari administration’s determination to upgrade and expand the nation’s stock of infrastructure.
The projects, according to Adesina, comprised of three major bridges, three Federal Secretariats and a road. Chief among the projects is the Second Niger Bridge which was conceptualised in 2005.
Adesina noted that in 2014, there was an attempt to begin the project through Public Private Partnership (PPP) but the attempt was not successful.
He said the construction work began in 2016 with the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF).
The presidential spokesperson added that other projects being inaugurated by the president include the Loko-Oweto Bridge across River Benue to link Benue to Nasarawa and the Ikom Bridge in Cross River.
“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 and is situated on 5.106 Hectares of land.”
