President Bola Tinubu has said that the delivery of road infrastructure across Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was fortifying the area as a food-producing hub for the territory.
Tinubu, represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, stated this in Dafa on Tuesday, while inaugurating the newly constructed Gomani-Dafa-Yangoji Road by the FCT Administration.
The president said that with the opening of the road corridor, farmers could move produce faster, buyers could reach the farms without delay and post-harvest losses would drop significantly.
He added that more importantly, Kwali could now stand on its own as a food-producing hub for the FCT and beyond.
According to Tinubu, roads like this keep families together by giving them reasons to stay at home and to build their lives at home.
“When we set out under the Renewed Hope Agenda, we agreed on one thing: development must reach every Nigerian; not just those at the city centre.
“Abuja cannot be a city of two worlds, with gleaming district lights but forgotten satellite towns. This road connects Gomani, Dafa and Yangoji to markets, to schools, to hospitals, and also to opportunities.
“It says clearly that the wealth of this nation belongs to all of us. Whether you live on a boulevard or you live on a farm track, you must take part in the wealth of this nation.”
He noted that for too long, the strength of rural communities was held back by poor access roads, with crops rotting away before reaching the
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