By Kola Alhassan
Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Raji Fashola, disclosed that this current administration achieved more than the United States government regarding infrastructure.
Sources said Fashola spoke yesterday in Kano during the “APC Conversation Series”. The series is the All Progressives Congress initiative to highlight its achievements in the last seven years.
He said: “I can assure you that the present APC administration of President Buhari has achieved what even the U.S. government is trying to do in terms of infrastructure.
“As at December 2021, we had completed 941 kilometres of roads across all states and geopolitical zones.”
He promised current road projects would be completed before the end of Buhari’s tenure.
He said work was ongoing on the Katsina border boundary with Kano.
The minister noted that the Buhari administration was making steady progress in road construction despite challenges.
Fashola said: “In Kano state here for instance, there are 21 road projects in or around the neighbouring communities.
“Before the APC administration, when last did you remember the Federal Government completing a 50 kilometre road in any part of the country?
“So, this is the positive change we promised Nigerians in 2015 and it is already happening. They say we are the same with them, but we are not. They stole money and took it abroad, but we are taking this money back and investing it in the area of infrastructure.
“Presently, there are 850 ongoing projects under the ministry of Works, including road/bridge constructions as well as houses in 34 states of the federation.
Fashola canvassed the support of governors to be able to provide the needed infrastructure in states and ensure development in the country.
