CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION I (118.85KM) CALABAR - EBONYI - BENUE - KOGI - NASARAWA - APO (ABUJA) SUPERHIGHWAY: FG, INFIOUEST International Ltd Sign Agreement .... Reiterate Unwavering Commitment To Construction of 4 Legacy Projects

R-L: Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi and Mr Joseph Abou Jaoude, MD/CEO, Infiouest International Limited during the signing of contract agreement for the construction of Calaber - Ebonyi - Benue - Kogi, Nasarawa, Apo (Abuja) Superhighway project at the HM Minister's Office, Mabushi, Abuja.

"The Renewed Hope Legacy Project was strategic for boosting transportation ecosystem along the economic corridors of the South East and North Central." Engr Umahi 

The Federal Ministry of Works has signed a contract with Infiouest International Limited for the construction of Section I of the third Renewed Hope legacy road from a point on the Enugu/Abakaliki/Ogoja Highway (Africa Trans-Sahara route) cutting across Cross River, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa States and terminating in Apo in Abuja.

This is in furtherance of the road infrastructure revolution master plan and in keeping with the tenets of inclusive leadership of the Renewed Hope administration of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.

The awarded project, according to a statement issued and signed by Orji Uchenna Orji the Special Adviser on Media to Minister of Works, "consists of the reconstruction of the existing jointed, asphalt concrete and laterite surfaced road pavements from Ndibe beach, traversing through Eke Market, Abaomege, Onueke, Achiagu, Umuoghara/Onu Nwafor, Ukwuachi, Ishieke, Odomoke before terminating at Mbeke in Ebonyi is Section 1 of the third Renewed Hope Legacy Project spanning 118.85km and it is to be constructed on Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP)."

The signing ceremony marking the contract execution was held at the Federal Ministry of Works Headquarters Mabushi, Abuja, on 19th November 2024.

Speaking at event, the Honourable Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, thanked the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for his inclusive leadership and for considerations of diverse perspective in the distribution of the dividends of democracy under his administration. He stated that the Renewed Hope Legacy Project was strategic for boosting transportation ecosystem along the economic corridors of the South East and North Central.

The Minister further noted that the project would stimulate trade and agricultural development along the corridor and foster inter-regional cohesion, cooperation and collaboration, and create seamless movement of goods and services between the South East and Northern routes of the road.

Umahi gave assurance that the four (4) Renewed Hope Legacy Projects are not just transformational projects, but are critical investments that would turn around the socio-economic fortunes of the country, stimulate economic diversification and enhance a more sustainable transportation ecosystem. 

He thanked Mr. President for carrying on the execution of the inherited road projects across the 6 Geo-Political zones, including the South East. 

“Mr. President has engaged in four critical investments, which we call for Renewed Hope Legacy Projects. Lagos - Calabar 750 kilometers sections 1 and 2, construction already going on, going on very well. Despite all the envy and jealousy by people that even took us to court. But that project is a must. We are supporting Mr.  President to have that project accomplished. I have always said it's not just a project; it is an investment. Very soon, we are starting 3A and 3B, which is in Cross River and Akwa Ibom and then we will also start that of Ondo State. 

"On the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, which 1,068 kilometers, two sections are already ongoing. The very lengthy one; the biggest any State got in these four legacy projects, is the Kebbi section, 258 kilometers. It's ongoing. and we have paid the first mobilization fee," the Minister stated. 

“This is the third legacy project, and this one is passing through South East extending to Cross River, and then comes to Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, and Abuja. 

"The fourth legacy project is the 439 km Akwanga-Jos- Bauchi, Gombe road. This project was awarded before now to CGC under the funding of China Exim Bank. The President directed that the projects be redesigned using reinforced concrete, which we are concluding now. And so our aim in 2025 is that part of the counterpart funding of the Federal Government should be used to kick start this project just like every other project on the EPC plus F. So this is what you are doing. The President has not stopped any of the inherited projects.” The Minister stated 

In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Works, Yakubu Adam Korfamata who signed the document on behalf of the Federal Government, expressed his pleasure on the approval of the President of Nigeria for the award of Section I of the project.

Managing Director/CEO of Infiouest, the construction company handling the project, Mr. Joseph Abou Jaounde promised to justify the confidence reposed on them. 

He said; “Honourable Minister, first of all, I want to say thank you for the trust. I know this trust in Infiouest is a load on our shoulders. We have to carry on with this goal, and we have to prove that we trust in the right place.”

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