BUA GROUP, FG FLAG-OFF N116bn CONSTRUCTION OF 132 KILOMETERS KANO-KAZAURE-KONGOLAM DUAL CARRIAGE ROAD UNDER PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER

The 116billion Naira project was !agged o# by the Minister for Worksand Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, in a ceremony in Kazaure, Jigawa State, and willpass through Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states from Dawanau Roundabout in Kano Stateto Kongolam in Katsina State. According to the Minister, BUA Group will be the sole<nancier of the project to dualize the 132 km road as part of its ongoing commitment toinfrastructure development. Also present we the Honourable Minister for WaterResources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, and the Minister of State for Works and Housing, Hon.Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub and various emirs.Speaking at the o>cial ceremony, Kabiru Rabiu, Group Executive Director of BUA Group,said that BUA remains committed to partnering with the Government on critical projectsand initiatives that will fast-track human, social, and infrastructural development acrossthe country. According to Rabiu, BUA Group which is solely <nancing the project hasalready mobilized equipment to site and has the capacity, expertise, and resources tocomplete the road on schedule. He also thanked President Muhammadu Buhari and theHonourable Minister of Works and Housing for approving the project and restated theGroup’s commitment to delivering a dual carriage road that will rank amongst the best inAfrica. According to Kabiru Rabiu, the dualization project which is being solely named by BUA Group is a demonstration of BUA’s commitment to infrastructural developmentwithin Nigeria. He also commended the major roles played by the Minister of Works andHousing, Minister of water resources as well as the Minister of Finance and budgetplanning in actualizing the project. In his speech, the Minister of Works and Housing, H.E Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN),reiterated the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administrationtowards infrastructural development. According to Fashola, the 116billion Naira Kano-Kongolam highway which is being constructed by BUA Group with allied infrastructure,will complement the ongoing rail infrastructure projects of the federal government in theNorth West region of Nigeria, and also open up more economic opportunities for Nigeriaand the greater West African region. Fashola further stated that the best way to developthe country was through Public Community Private Partnership, (PCPP) given the₦348trillion injection needed over a 10-year period to bridge the nation's infrastructuregap. Fashola further applauded the management of BUA Group for its continuous e#ortin infrastructural development and emphasized the need for the State Governors ofJigawa, Kano and Katsina and traditional institutions to remove all encumbrances on theRight-of-Way of the project so as to allow the Contractor have full access to the width ofthe carriageway for the continued execution of the project for which implementation hasalready commenced.On this part, the Honourable Minister for State (works and Housing), Hon. Umar IbrahimEl-Yakub said, "It’s a very big project that traverses the 3 states of Kano, Jigawa andKatsina states. The project will further open up the country by enabling access toneighbouring countries i.e. Niger Republic via Katsina State. The road, when completed,will feature three bridges - Ungoggo Roundabout, Kazaure and Daura and also includepedestrian crossings at eight locations along the project corridor and solar street lightsfor safe driving during nighttime which will be critical to development in the three state.