President Bola Tinubu is to inaugurate an 81-kilometre section of the Abuja–Kaduna highway on Saturday, coinciding with the official commencement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign in Kaduna State ahead of the 2027 general election.
The newly constructed section, featuring reinforced concrete pavement and street lighting, is part of the administration’s broader infrastructure expansion drive in the Northwest geopolitical zone, where the Nigerian Government plans to develop and rehabilitate a combined 4,084 kilometres of roads.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known on Friday in a statement shared via his verified X account, @aonanuga, outlining key road and railway infrastructure projects being executed and advanced by the Tinubu administration across the region.
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Mr Onanuga noted that the Nigerian Government has completed 348 kilometres of inherited and newly initiated road projects in the Northwest, while another 1,811 kilometres of road projects are partially completed.
He said the 81-kilometre concrete section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway, which President Tinubu is expected to formally inaugurate during Saturday’s campaign rally, is already illuminated, making nighttime travel along the corridor easier.
“Kaduna is getting set to host the first rally of the APC Presidential campaign on Saturday.
“Those travelling by road from Abuja to Kaduna in the night will notice the road lighting for an 81-kilometre stretch on a solid, concrete highway, built by the Tinubu administration”, Mr Onanuga stated.
Giving more details of the administration’s road infrastructure interventions, the presidential spokesman said substantial work had been completed on the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway, one of the country’s major transportation corridors linking the Federal Capital Territory with the Northwest.
He revealed that 118 kilometres of Lot 1 of the highway had been completed, including 81 kilometres constructed using continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP), which would be inaugurated by the President during the Kaduna rally.
According to him, another 164 kilometres of Lot 2 of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway had also been completed using reinforced concrete pavement.
Onanuga further identified the 77-kilometre Kaduna-Pambegwu Road among completed projects in the region, adding that President Tinubu would formally inaugurate the road during the APC presidential campaign rally in Jos, Plateau State.
Beyond the completed projects, the presidential aide outlined several ongoing road developments, including sections of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, designated as the second legacy infrastructure project of the Renewed Hope administration.
He disclosed that work on the Sokoto section, covering 120 kilometres of dual carriageway, equivalent to 240 kilometres of road, had reached 60 per cent completion.
The Kebbi section of the same highway, covering 254 kilometres of dual carriageway, equivalent to 508 kilometres of road, had attained 40 per cent completion, according to the presidential spokesman.
Onanuga also highlighted the 350-kilometre Sokoto-Zamfara-Zaria dual carriageway, equivalent to 700 kilometres of road, which is being executed in four sections.
He said the project had attained an average completion level of 30 per cent across the four sections.
Other ongoing projects listed by the presidential aide include the 153-kilometre Kano-Kongolam road, the 132-kilometre Zaria-Hunkuyi road and the 123-kilometre Mando-Birnin Gwari road.
Onanuga also disclosed that the administration had completed 149 emergency road projects across the Northwest, although he did not provide their individual locations or financial details.
Railway Infrastructure
Turning to railway infrastructure, the presidential spokesman identified two major metropolitan rail projects involving substantial investments in Kaduna and Kano states.
He listed the Kaduna Metropolitan Rail Line, valued at $865 million, among the administration’s railway infrastructure interventions in the region.
Similarly, he highlighted a light rail project within the Kano metropolitan area, valued at more than ₦1 trillion, as another major component of the Nigerian Government’s transportation development programme.
The presidential aide, however, did not specify the implementation stages or expected completion dates of the two metropolitan railway projects.
The disclosure comes ahead of Saturday’s APC presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna, where the ruling party is expected to showcase the Tinubu administration’s infrastructure investments and other government programmes as political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections.
