President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday flagged off the construction of the 65KM, three-lane dual carriageway, linking Akwa Ibom and Cross River State.
The road is part of the 750KM Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The President was represented by Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, and the event was held in Nsit Atai Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Gov. Eno said the road will bring immense economic benefits
to Akwa Ibom and foster national unity and integration.
“I want to say that great leaders think big and shy away from playing politics with projects that have enduring values
“I agree that if you want to build the economy, build roads and roads. Road infrastructure is key catalyst for the growth and development of any Nation. It creates ease of movement of goods of services.
“It stimulates interstate movement and improves the quality of lives of the people. This is my vision for the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway.
Giv. Eno commended Tinubu for including Akwa Ibom as one of the benefiting states of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, stressing that his administration will support the project to successful completion.
The governor also prayed for the timely completion of the project “so that it will not be abandoned like the East-West road”.
In his remarks, Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi, lauded President Tinubu for building a nation where no one will be oppressed adding that under President Bola Tinubu there is freedom in Nigeria.
He also appreciated Governor Eno for building roads in Akwa Ibom State.
The Minister disclosed that following complaints by governor Eno and and his counterpart in Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu concerning poor conditions of Calabar-Itu road, the President has ordered that HITECH Construction to mobilize to site, adding that the Calabar-Itu road would be fixedin the next two months.
Dignitaries at the event included the Honourable Minister of Works, Engineer David Nweze Umahi; Minister of State for Works, Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub and APC members in Akwa Ibom State.
