President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned the historic Bodo-Bonny Road in Rivers State, ending a 76-year wait for a direct road connection between Bonny Island and the wider road network.
The 37.9-kilometre road, constructed at a cost of ₦280 billion, includes approximately three kilometres of bridges across the Opobo Channel.
The project is expected to improve transportation, strengthen regional connectivity and unlock new economic opportunities for residents and businesses in Bonny and surrounding communities.
The commissioning was held during a Presidential Campaign Council event at the Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, said the project’s completion represented the fulfilment of a vision first conceived in 1950 but left unrealised for generations.
Umahi also announced that President Tinubu had approved an extension of the road to the East-West Road.
The proposed extension will comprise an 8.9-kilometre dual carriageway, translating to 17.8 kilometres of reinforced concrete pavement.
According to the minister, the extension will ease movement, enhance access to markets and create greater economic opportunities along the corridor.
He said the project was a major engineering investment, particularly because of the extensive bridge infrastructure over the Opobo Channel, with an average construction cost of approximately ₦7.4 billion per kilometre.
The Bodo-Bonny Road is expected to significantly improve access to Bonny, a major industrial and economic hub in Rivers State, while linking communities in the area to Nigeria’s broader road network.
