UPDATED: Tinubu names Abuja Road after Chinua Achebe

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The Nation Newspaper UPDATED: Tinubu names Abuja Road after Chinua Achebe

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday approved the naming of the M18 road infrastructure in Guzape District, Abuja after renowned novelist Professor Chinua Achebe.

Tinubu who was elated over the development said: “Minister Nyesom Wike has provided exceptional leadership at a trying time for the country. It has been a very challenging time for us in the country. We are still retooling and rejigging our financial system to bring prosperity and relief to the people of this country.

President Tinubu, who commended the contractor handling the project, Gilmor Engineering Limited, emphasised that his commitment to providing infrastructure across the country is not for personal enrichment or aggrandizement. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , Nyesom Wike, explained that the contract initially awarded in 2003 at the cost of N14 billion was divided into Lots 1 and 2 to Messrs Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company Nigeria Limited and Messrs Gilmor Engineering Limited.

He said shortly before the present administration assumed office; the cost of the project was revised to N18.17 billion.

 

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