FCT minister, complete tarring Ahmadu Bello Way

Any visitor to the Federal Capital will observe one significant feature – the long stretch of the major roads. Each of the roads stretches several Kilometres. Apart from aesthetic beauty of the roads and its overhead bridges, it makes for easy traffic flow. The roads in mind include Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Ahmadu Bello Way, Mohammadu […]

Any visitor to the Federal Capital will observe one significant feature – the long stretch of the major roads. Each of the roads stretches several Kilometres. Apart from aesthetic beauty of the roads and its overhead bridges, it makes for easy traffic flow. The roads in mind include Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Ahmadu Bello Way, Mohammadu Buhari Way, Ibrahim Babangida Way, Obafemi Awolowo Way, etc.
Significantly, all the roads mentioned above have been completed and have long been put into use, except Ahmadu Bellow Way. This road is named after one of the country’s founding fathers, Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, First and only Premier of Northern Region of Nigeria. The long stretch of road runs through Gwarinpa district, Central Business District, Mabushi to Apo and terminates at Gudu market of this long sketch of road, one of the longest in Abuja, only a little stretch of 2.5 Kilometres, from the junction of Oladipo Diya road in Apo District by Gudu Market to Lokogoma junction/Lokogoma Express has remained un-tarred. This has constituted a major problem. The traffic gridlock on this un-tarred stretch, especially in the evenings when commuters return home from work or their various businesses is unimaginable.
The attention of the new Minister of FCT is called to this situation, with a view to his taking urgent steps to complete the tarring of the remaining portion of the road. Having tarred over 97% of the long stretch of road, the remaining less than 3% should not constitute a problem that will remain difficult to address. The memory of the late sage Sir Ahmadu Bello should not be one that has an uncompleted tarred road. He deserves more honour than that.
If funds for the tarring of the little remaining portion of the road are not provided in the 2016 Appropriation Act, the Honourable Minister should draw from the Ministry’s Emergency Fund to work on this road. Sir Ahmadu Bello Expressway Abuja should be completed to give honour to whom it is due.

Sam Ekpe, Abuja.