Tinubu Flags Off N137bn Borno Road Projects

…As Dangote Executes 1,000km

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday, July 5, 2026, flagged off the rehabilitation of the Bama-Banki Road and the Dikwa-Gamboru Ngala Road in Borno State, two strategic highways worth N137 billion that the federal government described as critical to reviving cross-border trade, strengthening security, and accelerating economic recovery across Nigeria’s insurgency-affected northeast.

Represented at the ceremony by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu said bad roads were also a security risk. He noted that a corridor difficult for citizens to travel was equally difficult for security personnel to patrol and protect. He added that promises acquire meaning when citizens can drive on the roads, move goods, reach their families, and live with greater security.

Dangote Executes Projects Under Tax Credit

Aliko Dangote, whose Dangote Group is executing the projects under the federal government’s Roads Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme, said the two roads were part of 12 major highway projects covering more than 1,000 kilometres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, with the combined value estimated at approximately N3 trillion. Dangote expressed confidence the completed roads would stimulate economic activity, support military movements, and encourage private investment in the region.

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum welcomed the projects, describing them as vital to the state’s reconstruction and development. He said the Dikwa-Gamboru Ngala corridor, part of the Trunk A3 highway linking Port Harcourt to Cameroon, would strengthen economic ties with Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. Zulum pledged that Borno would support President Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.

700km Akwanga-Maiduguri Superhighway Also Launched

Tinubu also flagged off the 700-kilometre Akwanga-Bauchi-Gombe-Biu-Maiduguri Superhighway earlier in the week, releasing N111 billion for the first phase covering 125 kilometres from Akwanga to Jos. He said his administration was executing 35 major road projects nationwide, with five completed and 30 under construction, alongside 61 emergency intervention projects in the northcentral zone. Consequently, the infrastructure blitz represents the Tinubu administration’s most visible governance signal heading into the 2027 election cycle.