“There’s has been a substantial intervention and you’re looking at about 220 kilometers of road so, we’re short in some places about 40 kilometers that we still haven’t awarded but it’s process compared to how we met it,” he said.
Speaking at the inspection, Alhaji Shuaibu Umar, the Area Council Chairman, Loko, commended the government for the construction of the bridge.
“We really appreciate the Federal Government and as you can see, the community is developing virtually everyday.
“Even the price of our land in the community is higher, people in Abuja and other communities are coming to acquire land for business and to establish industries and other economic activities”.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project started in 2016 is funded by SUKUK IV funds and it is constructed by RCC, a Chinese company.
NAN
