Gov AbdulRazaq Inspects Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu Road Project, Calls It ‘Major Breakthrough’
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state inspected the Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu road project on Thursday , calling it a major breakthrough for the state and the country as a whole.
Said to be valued at over N350 billion , the governor noted that the road will open up Nigeria’s economy with other West African countries such as the Republic of Benin and strengthen the protocols on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
AbdulRazaq thanked the Federal Government and the BUA Group for embarking on the project, and commended the affected communities for their patience.
‘This is a major breakthrough. It is a huge success for Nigeria. Let me first of all thank the federal government for this. I also thank all the communities concerned for their patience and constructive advocacy’ a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye quoted him to have submitted while talking to journalists at the project site on Thursday.
‘We started this project in 2020. We went ahead to design the road and we saw that we couldn’t afford it. So, we engaged the federal government. This will cost in excess of N350 billion and over N45 billion have been paid. That’s why I said it’s huge.
When the road is completed, from here, you can be in the Republic of Benin in less than three hours . It is going to open up Nigeria’s economy with the Republic of Benin, to ECOWAS sub-region, especially with the Africa Continental Free Trade Area’ he added.
The governor, who was joined by the Supervisory Commissioner for Works, Hon Abdulquawiy Olododo, drove some distance on the road .
Governor AbdulRazaq said the road project will lessen travel time from Kwara to Niger and Oyo states, adding that the construction period is estimated to last three (3) years.
‘This is not the only road that we facilitated. We also have Lafiagi-Bacita road, Eyenkorin to Offa and down to Osun state.
It is also going to open up several agrarian communities. Hitherto, we used to access two of our local governments (Kaiama and Baruten) through Niger and Oyo states. This will no longer be the case. We are going to link the two local governments directly.
The work has started. We couldn’t access it before. We are at kilometre nine (9) now; and about 13 kilometres of earth work are being done already’ he added
The governor commended the federal government for choosing the BUA Group as the contractor while describing the firm as serious and competent.
‘BUA Group is building a multimillion dollar sugar refinery in Kwara, and this road extends to Lafiagi where the refinery will be.
We are glad that the federal government is using BUA. Here in Kwara, we know BUA as a serious company. This is a set of companies we want to deal with, and we are happy that the federal government is working with BUA.
From the equipment we have seen here, it shows that we are dealing with a very serious and competent company.
A lot of Kwarans do not know the amount of work being done at the project site. It is because we just want to make sure that the work is being done before we announce it’ he said.
The Site Engineer, Yang Chang, who is representing BUA Construction Company, assured the people of the state that all the road projects will be completed within three years and according to the specifications.
The road projects under the arrangements are Bode Saadu-Kaiama-Kosubosu; Bacita-Shonga-Lafiagi; Eiyenkorin-Afon-Offa-Odo Ottin; and Okuta-Bukuro Road, which connects to the Benin Republic-Team@orientactualmags.com
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