Communities and road users across Zamfara State have rejoiced over the Federal Government’s infrastructure development drive during the inspection and commissioning of key federal road projects in the North-West zone under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
This is in continuation of the National Media Tour and Commissioning of the Emergency/Intervention Projects, while the exercise aims to showcase progress, quality, and impact of federal road projects across the country.
Speaking during the tour in Gusau, Zamfara State on Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North-West), Abdullahi Tanko Yakasai, explained that the initiative was designed to enable Nigerians, through the media, to independently assess the Federal Government’s interventions in the road sector.
He noted that the media tour was deliberately conducted without the Honourable Minister of Works or the Permanent Secretary, to allow journalists unrestricted access to project sites and to ensure objective, first-hand reporting on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Administration’s infrastructure development and delivery.
The Media Tour also featured the formal commissioning of completed Emergency Road Projects that had earlier been opened to traffic but were yet to be officially inaugurated.
In a statement released by the Ministry the commissioning exercise was led by Hon. Yakasai alongside key stakeholders in the Nigeria Project.
Providing an update on ongoing projects in Zamfara State, the Federal Controller of Works, Zamfara State, Engr. Kasumu Yusuf, disclosed that the Zaria–Gusau –Sokoto Road, awarded in April 2023, was segmented into sections for effective execution.
He revealed that Section II (Sheme – Gusau) covering 82 kilometres and being handled by Setraco (Nigeria) Limited, has achieved 52 per cent completion with a time lapse of about 25 per cent, placing the project significantly ahead of schedule.
According to him, completed works include asphalt binder and wearing courses, concrete-paved shoulders, crash barriers, rigid pavements, and the construction of 13 bridges, six of which have been fully completed. He expressed confidence that the project would be delivered ahead of schedule, given the quality and pace of work.
The Project Manager of Setraco (Nigeria) Limited, Mr. Mustapher Jaber, confirmed that over 69 kilometres of binder course and 22 kilometres of wearing course have been laid so far.
He added that concrete shoulders and other durability-enhancing features were incorporated to extend the lifespan of the road. Mr. Jaber commended the Federal Ministry of Works, the Minister, security agencies, and the host communities for their cooperation and support despite security challenges encountered during construction.
Similarly, the Project Manager of Messrs Triacta (Nigeria) Limited, Mr. Nicholas Kfoury, handling the 93.7-km Section III (Gusau –Talatan Mafara) of the Zaria– Gusau–Sokoto Road, awarded at a contract sum of ₦237 bn, disclosed that the project has attained over 14.5 per cent completion.
He stated that five bridges have been completed, while work is ongoing on a major six-span, 90-metre bridge, with approximately 26 kilometres of asphalt binder course already achieved.Officials of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) led by Engr. Haris Muhammed, MNSE, and the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), represented by Engr. Abdulkadir Maccido, participated in the tour.
They commended the contractors for adherence to approved engineering standards and expressed satisfaction with the quality of work being delivered.
As part of the programme, Hon. Yakasai formally commissioned a 600-metre Access Road to the Federal Secretariat, Gusau, executed at the cost of ₦641 million under this Administration by Messrs Construction Product (Nigeria) Limited.
The project involved the construction of storm drainage, asphalt binder and wearing courses, as well as the rehabilitation of lined drains.
Commissioning the project on behalf of the Honourable Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, and the President, Hon. Yakasai reaffirmed the FG’s commitment to improving road connectivity, enhancing safety, stimulating economic activities across the North-West region.
