Akpabio leads Akwa Ibom elders to Buhari
Sen. Godswill Akpabio has led a delegation of elders and political leaders from Akwa Ibom to visit President Muhammadu Buhari.
President Buhari who received the delegation on Monday at the Presidential villa, assured them that the construction of section 5 of the East-West road from Oron (Akwa Ibom) to Calabar (Cross Rivers) to be funded under the forum on China-Africa cooperation has been approved.
He also told the delegation that other road projects worth billions of naira for the south-south geo-political zone had been captured in the 2019 budget.
“Meanwhile, to complete the Cross River, Akwa Ibom Abia axis of the road I have directed the Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing as well as the Ministry of Budget and National Planning to provide in the 2019 budget the dualisation of Ikot-Ekpene – Aba axis of the federal highway covering the three states.
“Please recall also that railway projects also cover your state as well as other South – South and South East states of the country.
“I also wish to inform you that the construction of section 5 of the East West road, Oron – Calabar (Cross River state) a major priority project to be funded under the forum on China – Africa Cooperation, arrangement with Chinese government, has received approval,’’ he said.
