Include Northeast in super highway projects, Senate charges FG 

The Senate Thursday urged the federal government to include North-east in the super highway projects just as it commended President Bola Tinubu for the N4.2 trilion coastal road projects.

Senate’s call for inclusion of North-east in its Super Highway Projects , followed a  motion moved to that effect by Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje (APC Gombe Central).

Senator Goje in the motion entitled: ‘Federal Government’s Approval of N4.2trillion for Construction of Lagos – Calabar Coastal Road and Other Road Projects Nationwide,” lamented that out of the N4.2 trillion road projects only N19 billion for rehabilitation of two out many others in the North-east was allocated to the zone.

“It is imperative to note that in this laudable project, the North -east has only two projects, that is, Yola – Fufore – Gurin Road in Adamawa state (N11.81 Billion), and Lamido Road in Taraba state (N7.68 Billion), out of the approved sum of N4.2 trillion.

“Apart from these two road projects in the North – east, there are other very important road networks, which are in bad conditions, such as: the Bauchi – Gombe road; Biu – Gombe road; Potiskum – Gombe road; Darazo – Gombe road; Numan – Jalingo road; Yola – Mubi road; Yola – Michika – Madagali – Gwoza – Bama road, Ngorore – Mayo Belwa – Zing – Jalingo; Mayo Belwa – Jada – Ganye; Biu – Gombi – Maranraba; Biu – Damboa – Maiduguri; and Biu – Damaturu,  among others, which desperately require serious reconstruction and rehabilitation.

“The North – East is the only zone that is not connected to the supper highway project , embarked upon by this administration”, he said.