Buhari Orders Release of N19․67bn for Completion of East-West Road
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate release of N19.67 billion to fast-track the completion of sections I-IV of the East-West Road project by 2021, in a bid to address infrastructure deficit in the region and boost the economic life of the people.
A statement issued by the Director in the ministry, Deworitshe Patricia, said the minister noted that in April 2009, the project was transferred to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs with the mandate of fast-tracking its completion, adding that this could not also be realised due to inflexible terms prescribed by financial institutions in this regard.
“Considering the disposition of the region to the stability of Nigeria’s economy, the project will not only redress infrastructural deficit in the region, its completion would assist the oil industry in terms of moving goods that will facilitate oil production, movement within the area, restiveness and boast the economic life of the people and the Nation at large.”
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