Umahi orders contractor to open completed sections of Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road for Eid travel

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has instructed Infiouest Nigeria Limited, the contractor handling the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road project, to immediately open all finished sections of the highway to ease traffic during the Eid ul-Adha festivities.

Umahi explained that the order is intended to ensure safer and smoother trips for holiday travelers.

According to a statement from his media aide, Francis Nwaze, in Abuja, the minister confirmed that a recent accident on the road has been completely cleared. He also said security forces have been stationed at key points along the route to uphold order.

Umahi assured road users of enhanced safety throughout the Sallah holidays.

Parts of the road had been blocked to allow the contractor carrying out ongoing reconstruction to finish the work.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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