By CHARLES IWUOHA

In its continued efforts to achieve the Renewed Hope Agenda, the federal government on Wednesday unveiled the 477km superhighway road project in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital.

The project traverses Cross River, Southeast, North Central, Apo Abuja Superhighway, spur of Lagos – Port Harcourt – Crossing Enugu State, passing through Ebonyi and Ogoja in northern Cross River State.

Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi, unveiled the projects on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the stakeholders' engagement meeting held at the EXCO Chambers, New Government House, Abakaliki.

Umahi said the African Tran-Saharan Highway, when completed, will boost the economy of south east and the country in general, describing it as economic agricultural viable routes.

According to the minister, the projects as Tinubu’s legacy project and urged South East and other people of the country to support it to ease the perennial problems encountered by farmers in the evacuation of agricultural produce.

“It's an economic agricultural viable routes that will enable Ebonyi State to now bring a lot of their rice within this corridor.

“There is a lot of rice production here, potatoes and yams and there is no road to transport them. So, these is going to help us to bring out our agricultural produce to support Mr. President policy on food sufficiency. So, it's an agricultural economic corridor

“Let me on behalf of Mr. President unveil the three legacy projects of Mr. President. Let me emphasize that these legacy projects are not just mere projects", he stated.

Speaking at the event, Governor Francis Nwifuru in his remarks said through the stakeholders engagement, his administration aim to share infrastructural development plans and progress since it came on board 14 months ago.

He described it as a signature project and prayed for its timely completion.

“It is indeed a huge signature project, we pray God it comes to timely fruition; Foster collaboration and partnerships by identifying opportunities for innovation and investment in the project given its associated socioeconomic potentialities.

"Our people are predominantly agrarians and this wonderful initiative we are going to benefit from will further assist our rural farmers to evacuate their farm produce to viable markets

"This engagement this afternoon – I repeat is predicated on our belief that effective infrastructure development – requires a collective effort from government, private sector, and civil society.

"This administration is committed to creating an enabling environment for investment and ensuring that our infrastructure meets the needs of our citizens.

"Once again, I thank Mr. President for this wonderful show of love not only to Ebonyi State but to the entire Ndigbo. We are indeed very grateful for a number of Federal projects being executed in our dear State which are in tandem with our resolve to make life easier for the people”, Nwifuru said.

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