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The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday said it would spend the sum of N10 billion out of the newly-signed N7.44trn 2017 budget on the rehabilitation of Lagos-Ibadan expressway while it would construct and rehabilitate 64 other roads and bridges to enhance transportation system in the country.
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, disclosed this at the public presentation of the 2017 Appropriation Act on “ Budget of Recovery and Growth’’ in Abuja.
Udoma said one of the focuses of the administration was to ensure good roads across the country.
He said the Federal Government has also earmarked N13.1 billion for Kano/Maiduguri road and N10.63 billion for Enugu/Port- Harcourt Road.
“We have N7 billion for the second Niger Bridge which connects the East with the rest of the country on that sides because it connects not just from Delta but all the way to Lagos.
“N7.12 billion for Abuja/Abaji/Lokoja road, N9.25 billion for the Obajana junction to Benin road, N7.5 billion for the Onitsha/Enugu dual carriage way and N7 billion for the construction of the Bodo/Boni road.
“Let me say something about the Bodo/Boni road, it is again one of the things that this government is doing, we are tapping private sector partnership for infrastructure.
“This is a partnership between the Federal Government and the LNG company and we want to make sure that the road can be completed quickly,’’ the minister said.
Udoma said that N3.3 billion was earmarked for the rehabilitation of the Ilorin/Jebba road, N3.5 billion for the dualisation of Odukpaleitu and N1.5 billion for the dualisation of the Kano/Katsina road.
He said that N2.24 billion was allotted for the dualisation of Suleja/Minna Road, N2.3 billion for Gombe/Numan/Yola road and N2.7 billion for Kano/Western by-pass, among others.
The minister said that the government was committed to giving special attention to road development to ensure effective movement in the country.
“ Nigerians must be able to move around, goods and services must be able to move around, you cannot talk about industrialisation unless you can move goods and services around.
“So, that is important and that is why we have voted so much to roads and transportation,” he said.
Udoma said funds had been allotted for the construction of the terminal building at Enugu Airport, rehabilitation of Abuja Airport and the inland ports and supply of cargo hanging equipment at Baro.
Source: NAN
