Federal Government will finish and deliver Lagos-Ibadan expressway by April,30,2023—Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government has announced dates for the delivery of some of the key projects executed by the administration, including the Second Niger Bridge, the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, as well as two sections of the Abuja-Kano Expressway.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who briefed State House Correspondents on behalf of his Works and Housing counterpart, Babatunde Fasola, said while the Lagos-Ibadan Road will be delivered on April 30 this year, the Second Niger Bridge will be one of those to be delivered on May 15.

“Also the Minister of Works brought approval for the ongoing bypassing, I think along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, but the good thing about this project is that we can very confidently and proudly announce that the Kano-Zaria 137 kilometer and the Zaria-Kaduna, 73 kilometers, will be handed over to us on May 15. Ditto the Second Niger Bridge will be handed over to us on May 15, the Lagos-Ibadan 116 kilometers, with toll gates, will be handed over to us on April 30

This is about the fifth time the federal government will announce finishing of work on the all important Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The construction work which started since 2016 by this administration has caused untold hardship to motorists and communities on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

A cursory appraisal of the remaining work on the road seriously doubts the feasibility of finishing the work by April 30,2023 which is just less than one week from the date of the federal government proposed commissioning date.

Julius Berger which is the major contractor has been widely criticised on the sluggish and shoddy work being done on the road as their uncaring work ethics has unleashed deprivations and sufferings to hapless Nigerians who daily commute on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.