Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said that a presidential directive has been given on the immediate design of the Badagry-Sokoto Expressway.
Umahi spoke after inspecting the end of Section One (Phase I) of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and its realignment in Lagos.
The minister said: “I’m happy that Mr. President has also directed me to start the immediate design of the Badagry-Sokoto Expresswa.
“This one is a spur of the Coastal Highway and it is 1000 kilometres. We’ve started the design and I’m very sure that as soon as Federal Executive Council approves it, we will be starting at Sokoto side, which is the zero point.
“We also have another spur which is going to go from Enugu -Abakaliki-Ogoja going to Cameroon.
“So, we have that spur and it’s about 361 kilometres, going through Otukpo to Benue to Nasarawa and ends at Apo in Abuja.
“We are also going to be presenting it to Mr. President, and when this is done. Then the coastal routes as we promised, will go to circle the entire country.”
The minister said upon completion, the coastal road would connect the Southwest, Southsouth, Northeast, Northwest and Northcentral regions.
