President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated the N16bn Lafia flyover and underpass in Nasarawa state on his one-day visit to the state on Wednesday.
The flyover and bypass were constructed by the Government of Nasarawa State under the leadership of Governor Abdullahi Sule.
Upon arrival at the Usman Dan Fodio Airport, Lafia which was decorated with banners, and other colorful things to honor the president.
The president landed at the Lafia airport accompanied by 5 private jets excluding his own.
During his remark at the inauguration, Tinubu lauded the state government for prudently managing the public resources under his care.
He said; “It is a great honour for me to be here, feeling at home, feeling very welcomed and to inaugurate this project.
“I salute the prudent management of resources, commitment of value given by the Governor of our dear state. I therefore commission this project.
In his remark, the state governor highlighted to the governor that the flyover and bypass were built within one year. He also announced the bypass and flyover would be named “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Interchange”.
He said, “Your Excellency, this is the first project that you are going to commission for us. It is actually a combination of an underpass and a flyover covering one kilometre, and this road was built within one year because of your reforms.
“We have paid the contractor 100 per cent without borrowing one naira. Because of your own reforms, that is why we have been able to do this in a state like Nasarawa.”
Accompanied by the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and governors of some states in Nigeria and other dignitaries, Tinubu also inaugurated the dualised Shendam Road, the new Nasarawa State Secretariat Complex, and attended a town hall meeting at the Aliyu Akwe Doma Banquet Hall.
He paid a brief visit to the Emir of Lafia’s palace and gave out 60 security vehicles to law enforcement agencies.
He also, within the short visit, empowered youths with 50 electric tricycles, and distributed tractors and farm implements to farmers at Lafia Square.
Earlier, the Nasarawa state governor, Sule said that the president during his visit, would inspect a 1MW solar mini-grid and an electric vehicle charging station established by a lithium mining firm operating in the state.
