The Senate has asked the Federal Government to include the north-east geopolitical zone in its ‘Renewed Hope Legacy Road Projects
The resolution follows a motion sponsored by Danjuma Goje, a Gombe Central senator.
He stated that the landmark projects are made up of the Sokoto – Badagry Superhighway (SBS), connecting Sokoto (North-West) to Badagri (South-West); Lagos – Calabar Coastal Highway (LCCH) (South-South); and Calabar – Ebonyi – Benue – Kogi – Nasarawa – Abuja Superhighway (South-East and North-Central, Respectively)
He stated that these projects were designed in line with the current administration’s commitment towards actualising the vision of making Nigeria the largest economy in Africa, However, the North-East is the only Zone not included in these laudable projects
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Goje, former governor of Gombe, says The legacy projects, as shown on the map designed by the federal ministry of works, exclude the north-east geopolitical zone from the whole equation.
He further stated that the non-inclusion of the north-east in the projects, which includes Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno Gombe, Taraba and Yobe, has raised myriad concerns about unequal development and potential marginalisation of the region, which will further worsen the infrastructural challenges of the region.
According to him, the region’s security situation has been further exacerbated due to the lack of adequate road infrastructure networks that make it susceptible to all manner of security challenges, ranging from insurgency to banditry, among others.
The motion was adopted Urging the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Works to further expand the RENEWED HOPE LEGACY ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS to include the Calabar-Makurdi-Jalingo-Yola-Maiduguri Highway, which will integrate the North-East into the Legacy Infrastructure Road Projects of Nigeria.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
