President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, September 21, perform the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a 260km super highway in Cross River State.
Governor Ben Ayade had, on May 29, while being sworn in, promised a super highway and the Calabar deep sea port as two signature projects.
The highway, which will run from Calabar through Ikom to Obudu and terminate at Benue State, is expected to ease transportation difficulties faced by motorists and travellers alike.
In a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media/Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Mr. Christian Ita, stated on completion, the super highway would serve as the evacuation route for the seaport.
As stated by Ita, the major geo-technical studies have been carried out on the other signature project, the Bakassi Deep Seaport.
He stated the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, conveyed the President’s acceptance to perform the ceremony in a letter to the governor.
The letter read: “I write to inform you that President Muhammadu Buhari, has acceded to your request. Mr. President will perform the ground breaking of the 240km Super Highway dual carriage road from Calabar to Northern Nigeria.”
When completed, the road will reduce travel time from Calabar to Obudu Ranch Resort from six to two hours.