Tinubu to inaugurate 81km Abuja-Kaduna Highway at APC campaign flag-off

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to inaugurate an 81-kilometre stretch of the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Saturday as the All Progressives Congress (APC) formally kicks off its presidential campaign for the 2027 general elections in Kaduna State.

The road, built with reinforced concrete pavement and equipped with streetlights, is part of the administration’s infrastructure development programme in the Northwest, where the Federal Government is targeting 4,084 kilometres of roads.

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Friday in a post on his verified X handle, @aonanuga, highlighting major road and railway projects undertaken or being pursued by the Tinubu administration across the geopolitical zone.

According to Onanuga, the Federal Government has completed 348 kilometres of inherited and newly initiated road projects in the Northwest, while another 1,811 kilometres of road projects are partially completed.

He said the 81-kilometre concrete section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway, which President Tinubu is expected to inaugurate during Saturday’s campaign rally formally, is already lit, making nighttime travel along the corridor easier.

“Kaduna is getting set to host the first rally of the APC Presidential campaign on Saturday.

“Those travelling by road from Abuja to Kaduna in the night will notice the road lighting for an 81-kilometre stretch on a solid, concrete highway, built by the Tinubu administration”, Onanuga stated.

Providing details of the administration’s road infrastructure interventions, the presidential spokesman said substantial work had been completed on the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway, one of the country’s major transportation corridors linking the Federal Capital Territory with the Northwest.

He said 118 kilometres of Lot 1 of the highway had been completed, including 81 kilometres built with continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP), which the President would inaugurate during the Kaduna rally.

He said another 164 kilometres of Lot 2 of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway had also been completed using reinforced concrete pavement.

Onanuga also identified the 77-kilometre Kaduna-Pambeguwa road among the region’s completed projects, adding that President Tinubu would formally inaugurate it during the APC presidential campaign rally in Jos, Plateau State.

Beyond the completed projects, the presidential aide outlined several ongoing road developments, including sections of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, designated as the second legacy infrastructure project of the Renewed Hope administration.

He said work on the Sokoto section, covering 120 kilometres of dual carriageway (equivalent to 240 kilometres of road), had reached 60 per cent completion.

The Kebbi section of the same highway, covering 254 kilometres of dual carriageway (equivalent to 508 kilometres of road), had reached 40 per cent completion, according to the presidential spokesman.

Onanuga also highlighted the 350-kilometre Sokoto-Zamfara-Zaria dual carriageway, equivalent to 700 kilometres of road, which is being executed in four sections.

He said the project had attained an average completion level of 30 per cent across the four sections.

Other ongoing projects listed by the presidential aide include the 153-kilometre Kano-Kongolam road, the 132-kilometre Zaria-Hunkuyi road and the 123-kilometre Mando-Birnin Gwari road.

Onanuga also said the administration completed 149 emergency road projects across the Northwest, though he did not provide their locations or financial details.

Turning to railway infrastructure, the presidential spokesman identified two major metropolitan rail projects in Kaduna and Kano states that involve substantial investment.

He listed the Kaduna Metropolitan Rail Line, valued at $865 million, among the administration’s railway infrastructure interventions in the region.

He also highlighted a light rail project in the Kano metropolitan area, valued at more than ₦1 trillion, as another major component of the Federal Government’s transportation development programme.

The presidential aide, however, did not specify the implementation stages or expected completion dates of the two metropolitan railway projects.

The disclosure comes ahead of Saturday’s APC presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna, where the ruling party is expected to showcase the Tinubu administration’s infrastructure investments and other government programmes as political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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