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Umahi receives FG approval to dualise Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe road
The Federal Government has awarded a multi billion Naira contract for the construction of a dual carriageway stretching from Akwanga in Nassarawa State through Plateau State, Bauchi State ending in Gombe State.
The disclosure was made on Sunday by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Works, Mohammed Ahmed Abdullahi, while inspecting ongoing rehabilitation of a section of the Bauchi-Gombe Federal highway.
“What we are doing is the stationisation project carried out by the government, to gauge the pulse of Nigerians as far as what government is doing in the provision of road infrastructure to Nigerians.
“As you are aware, the provision of the enhancement of infrastructure and transportation as an envelope of growth is one of the eight priority areas of the strategic agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
“The Federal Government and the present administration is doing everything possible since coming on board to provide road infrastructure to Nigerians because of the critical importance of the infrastructure to Nigerians and the provision of our socio-economic activities as well as enhancing them.
“So, we are here on Gombe-Bauchi road. The project is the rehabilitation of the road. So we are here with the Federal Controller of Works, Bauchi State, Engineer Adamu. We are also here with the Project Manager of the Company handling the project, Triacta Nigeria Limited. And we are also here with the officials of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, as well as the council for the regulation of engineering practice”.
“So, as I have said, this is just to gauge the pulse of Nigerians. And the good thing about this alignment that we are on, the Federal Executive Council has recently approved the dualisation of this road.
“And the dualisation is starting from Akwanga in Nasarawa State to Jos in Plateau State to Bauchi in Bauchi State to Gombe. It is a distance of 420 kilometers. This is the fourth of four-legged project by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
“The first one, as you are all aware, is the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, which is on course. It’s a 750-kilometer highway, coastal highway. Then we have the Sokoto to Badagry superhighway, which is 1,008 kilometers. Then we have the Calabar to Ebonyi to Abuja, Superhighway, which is 474, then this one that I just spoke to you about was awarded just about a week ago by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).”
“It includes the same thing like the other four legacy projects. The idea about this legacy project is to connect the whole of Nigeria like a loop from Port Harcourt to Badagry, Lagos, Lagos to Calabar, Calabar to Abuja, Abuja to the North East. So you can see that all the regions of the country zones are properly captured in this four legacy project.
“There is no room within the region that is not captured in the whole of this country. And this road project embarked by the administration of His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are not merely roads, they are investments for the future. They will carry street lights as well as well-tracked, as well as solar street lights, well-tracked, and some of them will even have dams for irrigation as well as agricultural purposes.
“This road will end up as carbon credit because of the renewable energy components of the project. So, I’m really delighted as a son of the soil to say that this contact is going to see the light of the day. And it is instructive that we should support the government of His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to continue the good works that he has started in the road sector.”
“The project is the rehabilitation of Bauchi-Gombe road. And the project is about 35.4 kilometers. It is a rehabilitation. And the contract was awarded around 4th April 2004, and the work was commenced on 10 June 2024.
“So the project, now we have constructed, we have completed up to binaples, about 21.8 kilometers out of that 35.4. So, we are also at the final part about weaning, about 11 kilometers. So, if you will remember, this road was a nightmare if you wanted to travel to Gombe last two years.
“So, now from here to Alkaleri is just a very short, within a short time, you can get there. So this project, when completed in hand, it will enhance economic growth and open the area. This is the accident prone road before,” he added.
The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the Federal High Court judgement that removed its leadership.
The opposition party also disclosed that it had filed an application seeking a stay of execution of the judgement pending the hearing and determination of its appeal.
The party made this known in a statement on Friday, November 6, adding that it had formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the legal steps taken,
The appeal is against the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 5, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1619/2025, involving Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe and the ADC.
The party urged INEC to refrain from taking any further action on the matter until the Court of Appeal has considered the case.
It argued that the application for a stay of execution was yet to be decided and that the electoral commission should not take any step that could affect the outcome of the appeal.
According to the ADC, it expects INEC to respect the ongoing legal process and allow the appellate court to hear the matter before making any decision connected to the judgement.
The statement partly read, “The ADC is exercising its lawful right to appeal. The judgement is now being challenged before a higher court, and the legal process must be allowed to run its course.
“We expect INEC to uphold the law and take full account of the pending proceedings before making any consequential decisions.”
The party also urged its members and supporters to remain calm, insisting that the court judgement would not stop its political activities.
It said its campaigns would continue while it explored all available legal options to defend its position.
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark, declaring the caretaker committee that oversaw the party’s affairs illegal and invalidating all decisions taken by the committee.
The judgment, delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, also affects the presidential primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s flag bearer for the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, whose name had earlier been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s presidential candidate, had already selected former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
The ruling followed a suit instituted by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the ADC, who challenged the process through which the David Mark-led leadership assumed control of the party.
Gombe argued that following the resignation of the party’s former National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, he was constitutionally entitled to take over the leadership.
He consequently asked the court to invalidate all actions undertaken by the Mark-led leadership and restrain Senator Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from presenting themselves as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.
The plaintiff maintained that their emergence violated the ADC constitution and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act.
In suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, the ADC, INEC, Senator David Mark, Aregbesola and Chief Ralph Nwosu were listed as defendants.
Justice Lifu upheld Gombe’s claims and granted the reliefs sought, effectively invalidating the authority of the caretaker committee and decisions taken under its leadership.
The verdict is expected to trigger fresh political uncertainty within the ADC, particularly over Atiku’s presidential ambition and the party’s preparations for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
However, the party has vowed to challenge the judgment at the appellate court.
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