The Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to incorporate the North East region into the ‘Renewed Hope Legacy Road Infrastructure Projects’. The Senate’s resolution on Wednesday came in response to a motion by Senator Danjuma Goje of Gombe Central Senatorial District, who criticized the exclusion of the North East from these key infrastructure initiatives.<\/p>\n
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Senator Goje, citing Senate Rules Orders 41 and 51, expressed concern that the North East was left out of the public announcement by the Federal Ministry of Works regarding the planned legacy road infrastructure projects. The projects mentioned include the Sokoto \u2013 Badagry Superhighway, Lagos \u2013 Calabar Coastal Highway, and the Calabar \u2013 Ebonyi \u2013 Benue \u2013 Kogi \u2013 Nasarawa \u2013 Abuja Superhighway, covering various geopolitical zones but omitting the North East.<\/p>\n
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Highlighting the strategic and economic importance of the North East, Senator Goje emphasized the need for its inclusion to support the vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to enhance Nigeria’s socio-economic growth and national integration. He specifically named Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe as the states whose roads should be interconnected in the infrastructure plan.<\/p>\n
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Senator Diket Plang of Plateau Central Senatorial District, who seconded the motion, underscored the broader impact of road infrastructure, pointing out the unfulfilled promise from 2018 regarding the Akwanga-Jos-Gombe-Adamawa road. He stressed the necessity of addressing the infrastructure needs of both the North East and parts of the North Central regions.<\/p>\n
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Supporting the motion, Senator Solomon Lalong of Plateau South Senatorial District urged his colleagues to back the proposal, emphasizing the critical importance of these roads for all Nigerians.<\/p>\n
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio praised Senator Goje for his motion and affirmed the Senate’s support for including the North East in the legacy infrastructure projects, recognizing the broader benefits for the nation’s development and unity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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