Kebbi gov donates 10 Hilux trucks to secure Sokoto –Badagry highway

File Copy: Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris

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Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has donated 10 new Toyota Hilux vehicles to strengthen security operations along the ongoing Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway project.

The vehicles were handed over on Thursday to the Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, during a brief ceremony at Government House, Birnin Kebbi.

Speaking at the event, the governor said the gesture underscored his administration’s commitment to ensuring smooth, uninterrupted construction on the multi-state infrastructure project.

He noted that Kebbi accounted for about 258 kilometres of the dual-lane corridor, where work is “progressing steadily.”

He said, “No meaningful development can thrive without security,” adding that the vehicles would help secure the vast construction stretch, protect workers, equipment, and communities along the highway.

Idris highlighted the economic potential of the project, saying it would boost trade, ease transportation, and expand farming and commercial activities in Kebbi.

He reaffirmed the state’s support for President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope infrastructure agenda, which he said was “already delivering transformative projects across the state.”

Responding, the minister praised the governor for fulfilling his promise and for demonstrating what he called “genuine partnership with the Federal Government.”

He said the donation would significantly enhance security along the construction corridor, adding that work on the highway had made major progress.

According to him, about 64 kilometres had been cleared, more than 30 kilometres filled, and four kilometres of concrete double-lane pavement completed.

He also disclosed that the installation of solar streetlights had commenced, with five kilometres already completed within Kebbi State.

Goronyo said the project, which stretches 168 kilometres across several states, was designed to open up economic corridors, ease travel, reduce insecurity, and connect farmlands, towns, and rural communities.

Upcoming installations along the route included solar streetlights, CCTV cameras, police stations, boreholes, schools, and medical centres.

He added that the highway would eventually connect with the coastal highway from Badagry to Calabar and other national networks, ultimately boosting commerce and national integration.

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