Ahead of the first anniversary of his administration on 29 May, President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Lagos to begin a commissioning of projects completed under his administration.
In Lagos on Sunday, the President will inaugurate the concrete-paved road to the nation’s major ports in Apapa and Tin Can Island. The reconstructed road which began under the Muhammadu Buhari Administration was financed by the Dangote Group, using its tax credits.
According to the statement put out by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy,
On the same day, President Tinubu will formally inaugurate, by virtual means, the refurbished Third Mainland Bridge, He will also commission, virtually, the rehabilitation of 330 roads and bridges across the country.
The highpoint of the President’s engagements on Sunday will be the inauguration of the iconic Lagos-Calabar Superhighway, estimated to cost about N15 trillion.
The project will connect nine coastal states, with Section Two already awarded to Hitech Construction Limited.
President Tinubu will then return to Abuja on Tuesday to begin another round of commissioning;
He will first inaugurate the Southern Parkway, which the Nyesom Wike-led FCT Administration named after him.
On Wednesday, the President will attend the National Assembly Dialogue Series, after which he will unveil the National Assembly Complex, named after him.
President Tinubu will leave the National Assembly to relaunch the commercialisation of Abuja Light Rail, also known as Abuja Metro.
He is expected to symbolically join a train ride to the city centre.
After the train ride, President Tinubu will also inaugurate the Wuye Flyover-Link Bridge and the Defence Intelligence Agency Headquarters.
On Friday 31 May, President Tinubu will commission the NASENI-Portland Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) Reverse Engineering Centre at Utako.
Editor : Ena Agbanoma
