20. The following roads are getting the attention of federal government. Apapa - Oshodi Expressway (Undergoing Construction) Benin-Ore-Sagamu Highway (Completed Benin-Ore, Sagamu Ongoing) Enugu-Portharcourt Dual carriage way (Undergoing Construction) Kano - Maiduguri Road (Undergoing Dualisation) Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja Road (Undergoing Dualisation) Onitsha-Owerri Road (Completed) Vom-Manchok Road (Completed) Onitsha Head Bridge - Flyover (Ojukwu Gateway) [Completed by Gov Obi did and got federal refund] Onitsha - Enugu Road (Under Reconstruction) Lokoja - Benin Road (Under Reconstruction) Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Under Reconstruction after 30years) Mokwa-Bida Road (Under Reconstruction) Akure-Ilesha Road (Under Reconstruction) East-West Road (Under Reconstruction) Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega Road (Under Reconstruction) Enugu- Abakaliki- Cross River Road (Under Reconstruction) Ogoja - Ikom Road (Under Reconstruction) Vandekiya-Obudu Road (Under Reconstruction) The Second Niger Bridge was concessioned to Juluis Berger and massive early works have commenced Massive construction is ongoing on Lokko- Owetto bridge across River Benue. Air Transport/ Aviation 21. National Aviation Master plan and Road map was developed and is being implemented 22. Air Safety - INSTALLATION of cutting age navigational aids and Instruments Landing Systems, including runway lights and Total Radar Coverage (TRACON) 23. Airport Infrastructure - For the first time in three decades, ALL 22 federally owned airports are being remodelled and renovated 24. Cargo Airport - 16 airports close to nations food baskets designed to transport perishables. 25. New Terminal for 5 International Airports at Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu. 26. Certification - US Category 1 Certification attained. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 27. Under GEJ, Nigeria has three automobile industries manufacturing vehicles already, Innoson in Nnewi, Peaugeot in Kaduna and Nissan in Lagos. Kia and Toyota are already working on their assembly Plants in Lagos while there is an indication that about 30 car manufacturing companies has signified interests. 28. Nigeria exports cement after becoming self- sufficient of our local demand (this is a feat that was not achieved for many decades). AGRICULTURE 29. Rice production rose from 1.5Metric Ton from 2010 to 3.5Metric Tons in 2013 30. Nigeria became world leader in cassava production. 31. Nigeria food import reduced by 500Million per annum 32. 6Million farmers now assess fertilizers through the e-wallet systems and this now helps government to cut N50Billion annually from corrupt middlemen. NATIONAL PLANNING/ DEVELOPMENT 33. GEJ government introduced the green wall initiative to tackle desertification in the Northern part of Nigeria by planting 6,720,000 trees so far in 10 northern states. 34. UN Statistics shows that life expectancy in Nigeria before GEJ government was 47yrs and the statistics present figure shows it is 52% (If government takes the blame of everything in a nation then it should also takes commendation of anything in the nation) 35. Time to clear goods in Nigerian Ports before GEJ introduced reforms is 38days as at 2009 but it has been reduced to 7days. INFORMATION/ TECHNOLOGY 36. Established 266 public access venues for ICT in 2013. 37. Established 156 Rural IT Centres and 110 community communication centres so far. ECONOMY 38. 3 Billion Naira grant given to Nollywood to encourage their contribution to National GDP. 39. At 7% GDP Growth, Nigeria economy is one of the fastest growing in the world and the biggest in Africa. 40. Value of stocks in the Nigerian stock exchange as at 2009 was N9.92Trillion but as at December 2013 the value of Nigerian stock is N13.23Trillion 41. As at 2013 ending the value of Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria is $7Billion making Nigeria the number one recipient of foreign direct investment in Africa. 42. Nigeria became biggest economy in African overtaking South Africa. 43. Wall street journal adjudged Nigeria as No 1 destination of foreign investors in the world
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