An inspection team known as “Seeing is Believing”, led by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Public Enlightenment, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has expressed delight over the 95 per cent completion of the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project.
Abdulaziz stated this on Thursday while speaking with journalists during an inspection visit to the project sites along the Kaduna–Kano road.
The tour team, also codenamed “Gani Ya Kori Ji”, aims to give journalists firsthand access to key infrastructure and development projects of the Federal Government.
The initiative also reinforces the government’s commitment to transparency and highlights progress under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The Presidential aide said: “We are delighted to see and hear from the project officials that the strategic gas infrastructure has reached 95 per cent completion and remains on schedule for commissioning before the end of the year.
“Once completed, the pipeline will provide a reliable supply of natural gas to power plants and industries, reduce energy costs, boost electricity generation, and accelerate industrialisation across Northern Nigeria.
“A flagship infrastructure project under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the AKK Gas Pipeline is expected to create thousands of jobs, attract new investments, strengthen the manufacturing sector, and unlock significant economic opportunities across the region.”
Also speaking, a representative of the Chinese engineering firm handling the project, Hu Sassai, said the firm had completed field clearance, foundation and building works.
Sassai added that the equipment was currently on site for installation.
The delegation also inspected Section I of the Zaria–Funtua–Gusau–Sokoto Dual Carriageway Project, where they assessed the pace and quality of ongoing construction work.
They equally visited the Vocational and Technology Skills Acquisition City in Kaduna State, a state-of-the-art skills development centre established by Gov. Uba Sani to equip young people with modern vocational and technical skills for employment and entrepreneurship.
In addition, the delegation visited the newly revived General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Kaduna under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
