The Sokoto government has donated ten Hilux vehicles to the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army to safeguard the ongoing construction of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway initiated by President Bola Tinubu.

The vehicles were formally handed over by deputy works minister Bello Goronyo.

Speaking at the ceremony on Thursday in Sokoto, Mr Goronyo said Governor Ahmad Aliyu donated the ten operational vehicles to support military personnel and the security architecture for the highway project.

He described the donation as another milestone in actualising Mr Tinubu’s objective of providing critical infrastructure for Nigeria, particularly the four legacy projects under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

“This very important arterial road corridor is a stretch of about 1,068 kilometres and is going to criss-cross Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states. It is going to link to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, a span of about 750 kilometres, and it will link to the Trans-Saharan route which will begin from Esso in Calabar all the way to Benue and other corridors to Akwanga, Jos, Bauchi, Gombe and beyond,” he said.

Mr Goronyo added that the superhighway is a deliberate attempt to ensure Nigeria’s infrastructure is built for prosperity, as it will be constructed on continuously reinforced concrete that will outlive the present generation by 50 years or more.

According to him, infrastructure development will add to the nation’s gross domestic product, provide safer travel, and facilitate the evacuation of agricultural produce.

He commended Mr Aliyu for the timely intervention and for demonstrating true partnership with the federal government in delivering Mr Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

(NAN)