FEC Approves Dualisation Of Kano-Hadejia Road

Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the dualization and reconstruction of a section of the Kano- Hadejia Road.

The minister of works and housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said over 350 jobs were expected as dualization/ reconstruction work began on the Section II of the 82 km single and dual carriageways.

Fashola said the road would open up settlements within the project vicinity and provide access for the evacuation of goods and services, says Fashola

In pursuance of its objective of improving transportation infrastructure across the six geopolitical zones of the country, the federal government has approved the dualization and reconstruction of the KanoKwannar-Danja-Hadejia Road traversing Kano and Jigawa States in the North West Zone of the country.

The approval given by the Federal Executive Council covers the 82-kilometre Road, which is a composition of both single and dual carriageways of two and four lanes respectively as Section II, comprising 58 KM single carriageway and 24 KM dualized carriageway length with the dualised section located in Kano City.

In a statement issued by the special adviser to the minister of works and housing on communications, Mr. Akeem Bello, he said the FEC approval which was sequel to a memorandum dated October 31, 2022, and presented to it by the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, covers the Section of the road which begins at Yankaba Roundabout located in Kano City, traversing through Gunduwawa, Jogana, Gezawa, Guruma, Kagadama, Kawo, Gabasawa, Unguwan Ari, Limawa and terminates at Tsalle Village linking both Kano and Jigawa States.