President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday at Amuro-Mgbom in Afikpo North LGA in Ebonyi, inaugurated the 118.85 kilometres of the Ebonyi section of the trans-Saharan superhighway.

The president, represented by Governor Francis Nwifuru, said the project would usher in massive socio-economic development in Ebonyi. He restated the federal government’s commitment to infrastructure developments in the South-East.

Mr Tinubu said the era of isolation, marginalisation and infrastructure neglect was giving way to an era of transformation, inclusion and nationwide accessibility.

He said that the critical section of the 118.85km highway was a project that promised to change the face of infrastructure across the South-East, North-Central and South-South regions.

He said the project would be a quality road that would last for many years on completion.

“I’m very much confident with the calibre of people that are handling this project as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I’m also very committed to the completion of this project because with the kind of mobilisation I see here today, we may not have any hitches,” the president said.

Mr Nwifuru also addressed the crowd in his capacity, saying that the inauguration of the project was a defining moment in the history of Ebonyi.

“Today is not just about the inauguration of a road construction project. It is a day that history will remember as a defining moment in our collective journey toward progress, connectivity and national integration,” he stated.

(NAN)