The Federal Government has restated its commitment to delivering the 1,028km Lagos–Abidjan Corridor, a regional highway project aimed at boosting trade and connectivity across West Africa.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, gave the assurance on Thursday during a meeting with delegations from the Economic Community of West African States and the African Development Bank in Abuja.
Umahi said President Bola Tinubu fully backs the project, adding that infrastructure development remains central to the administration’s agenda.
“The Lagos-Abidjan corridor is being developed to match the scale and ambition of Nigeria’s ongoing Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway,” he said.
The corridor will connect Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, and will feature reinforced concrete pavement and modern road design standards.
However, Umahi raised concerns about the current ECOWAS design and the unequal distribution of corridor length among participating countries.
He disclosed that Nigeria will develop its own design framework for its section of the highway.
The African Development Bank described the project as a top priority and said it plans to mobilise financing and begin an initial phase.
“Nigeria’s section is strategically important, and we’re committed to seeing this project through,” said Salawou Mike Moukaila, AfDB representative.
Umahi also cited other major road investments, including the Sokoto-Badagry route, Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, and Abuja-Kano road, as evidence of the government’s infrastructure drive.
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