FG Flags Off Akwanga-Jos Section Of Tinubu’s 700km Legacy Super Highway By Shalom Oludele

FG Flags Off Akwanga-Jos Section Of Tinubu’s 700km Legacy Super Highway

By Shalom Oludele

The Federal Government has flagged off construction of Section One of the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe Super Highway, describing it as a strategic step to boost trade, create jobs, and strengthen national unity.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, stated this on Wednesday during the flag-off of the 125-kilometre Akwanga–Jos section in Akwanga, Nasarawa State. He described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Four Legacy Highway Projects as “bold investments” under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

“President Tinubu is not just building roads; he is building economic corridors that will facilitate trade, create jobs, connect communities and drive inclusive national development. This is Renewed Hope in action,” Idris said.

The Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe Super Highway is one of four flagship projects earmarked by the administration. The others are the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, and the Trans-Saharan Route. According to the Minister, the projects are designed to improve connectivity, unlock economic potential, and promote integration across regions.

Idris also highlighted other gains of the administration, including policy reforms that have improved investor confidence, the rollout of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, and ongoing efforts to drive local industrialization.

Dismissing allegations of regional bias in infrastructure rollout, the Minister said the Legacy Highway Projects cut across geopolitical zones and reflect the President’s commitment to balanced and inclusive development.

Using a football analogy, he urged Nigerians to maintain support for the administration.
“If your team is winning, you don’t replace it with the second eleven. Nigeria deserves the very best, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is providing the leadership to build a stronger and more prosperous nation,” he stated.

Representing President Tinubu at the event, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, said the project reaffirms the government’s resolve to use infrastructure as a catalyst for economic transformation.

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, who performed the flag-off, said the 700-kilometre Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Yobe–Maiduguri corridor would be delivered in phases to ease movement, stimulate commerce, and accelerate development in the North Central and North East.

Umahi noted that the North Central currently has 35 major federal road projects and 61 emergency interventions ongoing. He urged contractors to hire local youths and transfer skills, and called on communities to protect the infrastructure.

Dignitaries at the ceremony included Governors Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, and Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau; the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim; the Minister of State for Works, Barr. Bello M. Goronyo; members of the National Assembly; traditional rulers; and other senior officials.

Signed
Suleiman Haruna, PhD
Director, Public Relations and Protocol
Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation