The Federal Ministry of Works has completed rehabilitation of Section 2 Kano-Maiduguri highway in Bauchi State recently cut off by devastating flooding and consequently reopened the road for commuters and other users.
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, reopened the road after the completion of rehabilitation work to ease movement for commuters.
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LEADERSHIP reports that a devastating flood occasioned by torrential rainfall had damaged the Sabon Gari axis of Section 2 Kano-Maiduguri highway in Bauchi State.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, said: “This flood disaster occasioned by climate change was going to cause monumental hardship to the people of the affected area and indeed all the users of the road” however, President Bola Tinubu ordered prompt and immediate intervention
He added: “In furtherance of the President’s mandate, the workaholic Minister of Works, Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi, visited the area on 15th August 2024, initiated emergency response processes and permanent solution measures towards sorting out the critical situation of the road.
“Today, the life-threatening problems faced by the people on account of the destroyed road has been solved as the Federal Ministry of Works has fixed the road and opened it for use on emergency basis pending when final and permanent construction work is completely executed. The road was on 12th September 2024 opened for use courtesy of the ingenuity of the Minister of Works.”