The commercial city of Aba was transformed into a huge carnival scene when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned the 6.7km Port Harcourt Road, reconstructed by the leading engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC.
Amidst sonorous singing and dancing, there were displays by masquerades and DJs. Women and youth groups were not left out, as each competed for available spaces to underscore their joy at the redemption which the project commissioning signified.
President Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi described the completed road project as a miracle delivered by the state government through Julius Berger.
The President commended Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, for the quality of work executed as well as his commitment to infrastructural renewal across the State.
On the reconstructed road, Tinubu said the government and contractor’s efforts have led to the ‘miracle of transformation’ being witnessed in not only Aba, but also the entire state.
Earlier in his remarks, the Director, Administration of Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, Dr. Abdulaziz Kaita said, the road is more than a corridor of asphalt and concrete but a lifeline for commerce and connection as it links markets to manufacturers, neighbourhoods to opportunities, and Aba to the broader economy of the South-East and the Niger Delta.