Federal Government says work on Section II of the ongoing dual carriageway of Suleja – Minna road and the Agaie– Baro road will be completed between January and May 2023.
Mr Folorunsho Esan, Director Highways Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMWH), gave the assurance during an assessment inspection of the roads.
Director, Press and Public Relations, FMWH, Mrs Blessing Lere-Adams made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to him, both roads are being funded by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) under the Tax Credit Scheme introduced by the Federal Government.
The director said the road, when completed, would boost the economy of the nation and the North Central region in particular as it leads to the Baro Port through which goods and services would be brought into the country and exported to other countries.
Team Leader of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr Tahir Ahmed, who took part in the inspection exercise to assess the quality and progress of work, also expressed satisfaction with the work done so far.
He said NNPC was funding the construction of the roads under the Tax Credit Scheme of the Federal Government which allows corporate organisations to invest the tax that would have been paid to it into infrastructure development.
He said that the work would aid the progress of their businesses, the economy and improve the wellbeing of Nigerians.
Ahmed said that the roads were among the other critical roads selected to be funded by the NNPC because of their importance to the economy as petroleum products were conveyed to other parts of the country through it.
(NAN)
