Calabar Super Highway; The Corridor To A Better Economy

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday in Calabar, said the superhighway being constructed by the Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, was a project that would expand the economic frontiers of not just the state, but the entire country.
According to the President, the road would give access to markets in Chad, Niger and other parts of the region.

 President Buhari, who spoke in Obung village of Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state, while on a working visit to Cross River State to conduct the  ground-breaking of the 260 kilometres superhighway, said the Federal Government would assist the Cross River State Government to ensure completion of the road.
He said: “That I am personally here to perform the groundbreaking shows the importance my government attaches to this project which is a significant milestone in the economic development of not just Cross River State but the entire country. The road will open up a  new vista of economic opportunities for Nigeria as it will bring multiplier effect to the economy and more importantly this is happening  under my Presidency. I assure my brother and governor of Cross River State, Professor Ben Ayade, of my commitment and that of the Federal  Government, to ensure its completion and that of the Deep Sea Port.”
In his speech, Professor Ayade said the road would serve as an evacuation corridor for equipment, goods and personnel from the Deep Sea Port in Bakassi in the southern part of the country, to the northern part of the country and would be completed between four and five years.