President Muhammadu Buhari will commission seven legacy projects finished by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing nationwide on Tuesday in order to carry out his administration’s commitment to improving and expanding the nation’s infrastructure stock.
According to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the Second Niger Bridge, which was planned in 2005, will be the focal point of the historic event, which consists of three main bridges, three federal secretariats, and a road.
A Public Private Partnership (PPP) attempt to start the project was made in 2014, but it was unsuccessful. With funding from the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF), development got underway in 2016.
Others include the Loko-Oweto Bridge, which spans the River Benue to connect Benue with Nasarawa State, and the Ikom Bridge in Cross River State. Three new Federal Secretariats are also part of the road project, which also includes the completed section of the nearly 200-kilometer Kano-Kaduna Dual Carriage Expressway.
The first of the federal secretariats in Awka is set on 5.106 hectares of land in the Executive Business District Layout, Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State. The project was initially awarded on December 9, 2011, but it wasn’t really finished until July 14, 2022, when the Ministry of Works and Housing took responsibility.
The Secretariat contains 498 offices in total: a conference room, four committee rooms, an exhibition room, a banking room, a post office, and an appropriate reception area. The Secretariat also contains a staff canteen, a fire hydrant, well-designed parking spaces, and drainage systems, lift facilities and other essential amenities.
The second Federal Secretariat is situated in Gusau, Zamfara State, at Unguwan Dan Lawan, off Sokoto By-Pass Road. The project, which is located on 7.5 Hectares of land and was likewise granted on September 9th, was essentially finished by November 30th, 2022, when it was handed over to the Ministry.
The Federal Secretariat Yenagoa, which is situated on Alamieyeseigha Road in Bayelsa State, is the third to be officially opened. It was awarded on December 9, 2011, but wasn’t really finished until November 30, 2022, when the Ministry took possession of it. It is located on 7.5 Hectares of land.
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Recall that in February of this year, President Buhari opened a fourth one, the Federal Secretariat Lafia, which is situated at Bukar Sidi along Jos Road in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
