The Federal Government has approved the total sum of One Hundred and Eighty-Five Billion Naira, for the Construction and dualization of Calabar-Itu highway.
The Federal road which links Akwa Ibom and Cross River States has been in a deplorable state for over a decade subjecting commuters to risk and economic loss.
The Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang who disclosed this on Wednesday while inspecting the progress of work at the site commended the President for his benevolence in sourcing for funds for the construction of the road.
Enang explained that out of the over N600 billion raised from the tax credit window granted by Federal Inland Revenue Service to NNPC to fund critical infrastructure, Akwa Ibom and Cross River road project was given N185 billion.
He said Ikot Ekpene with Spurs in Ididep- Ibiono Ibom to Mbak Ekid Itam in Itu, a section from Mbak Itam to Oku Iboku Junction, from Oku Iboku Junction to Ikot Nyong by Power Plant in Odukpani, Cross River State, and from Power Plant to Odukpani Junction, have been awarded to different private construction companies.
The President’s Aide who attributed the delay of the construction to lack of funds, assured the people that the project would be completed by April 2023, urging the people to cooperate with contractors handling the project.
