The Kebbi State government has listed the social and economic gains of the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, praising President Bola Tinubu for embarking on the project more than 45 years after it was first conceptualised by the administration of late President Shehu Shagari.
Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Umar Abubakar Tafida on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, spoke along these lines while conducting the Presidential Media Team and the Renewed Hope Ambassadors on the projects funded by the federal and state governments in the state.
The Deputy Governor noted that the longest stretch of the highway, which is about 258 kilometres, is within Kebbi State, noting that the legacy project will link the Northwest to the Southwestern part of the country and open up huge economic opportunities between the two regions of the country, most especially for farmers, traders and tourists.
Umar Tafida added that the project demonstrates Tinubu’s “nationalistic view” of development as it cuts across several states and links agricultural and commercial hubs. He noted that agricultural products like rice, tomatoes and onions from the state will get to other markets outside the region faster on account of the project.