Soludo applauds Tinubu for two major road contracts in Anambra

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has praised President Bola Tinubu for approving two major federal road projects in the state, describing the development as a milestone for the South-East and a boost to national integration.

The projects include the 108-kilometre Otuocha–Anam–Abaji Road, which will connect Anambra to Kogi State and provide a direct route to Nigeria’s North-Central region, and the 150-kilometre Oba–Nnewi–Uga–Ihube/Okigwe Junction Road, linking Anambra and Imo states to the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway with access to Abia State.

In a statement issued in Awka on Thursday, Soludo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Dr. Ebuka Onyekwelu, said the projects would ease travel, reduce transportation costs, improve security through increased movement and stimulate investment across three geopolitical zones.

“The joy in Anambra, in Igboland, and indeed across the South East is palpable. The reason is simple: Gov. Soludo took to his social media handles to announce that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the two major federal road projects that will alter the economic geography of the region,” Onyekwelu said.

He noted that the relationship between the South-East and the Federal Government had long been shaped by perceptions of neglect but argued that the latest approvals signalled a shift in that narrative.

According to him, Tinubu, who reclaimed land from the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos, is now extending his focus to strengthening national unity through infrastructure development.

“For those of us in politics, this is the ultimate validation. Politics must deliver. It must build alliances, negotiate in good faith, and return with results that improve the daily lives of citizens.

“History will be kind to the new brand of progressive politics binding President Tinubu and Governor Soludo — not because of speeches, but because of roads built, economies connected, and wounds healed,” he added.

Onyekwelu described the roads as strategic regional economic corridors that feed into the busy Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway, saying they would have far-reaching economic benefits beyond Anambra.

He added that Soludo had indicated that more foundational projects across the South-East would be unveiled in due course, describing the road approvals as an important step in the region’s development.