By Fatima Saka
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has assured that the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and the 2nd Niger Bridge will be completed this year.
The minister gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday, while addressing State House correspondents on the level of work so far.
Fashola, said the completion of the two projects would be subject to the government’s ability to navigate inflation.
The Minister also said that the main carriageway on Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway would be completed next year, before President Buhari leaves office.
He further explained that ancillary works like the service lanes, truck parks, and toll plazas would be completed afterwards, assuring that their funding had been properly structured to outlive the current administration.
The Minister added that the 3 major projects could have been delivered earlier than expected, but that the challenges being faced had made it difficult for work on them to be done smoothly.