Trans Saharan routes which traverse Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Nigeria, Niger and Mali.


Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola who spoke Monday at the 65th session of the Trans Saharan Road Liaison Committee, in Abuja stated said President Muhammadu Buhari is committed and that future road projects in the country would be upgraded to double-lanes.
He stated that the country had so far made significant development, including the 127.70km Lagos-Ibadan and the 50km Oyo-Ogbomosho.
He said: “The efforts of the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari are fully committed to the dualisation of the entire section of the Trans Saharan route in Nigeria


“The 65th session of the Trans Sahara Road Liaison Committee further offers member countries the opportunity to strengthen the existing bilateral relations and provide an avenue to assess the extent of work that has been undertaken in ensuring the completion of the Trans Sahara route

“The fact that out of a total length of 9, 500km of the Trans Saharan Route, more than 8, 000km of it has been surfaced with bituminous material which is a great achievement and more is expected to maintain and ensure the serviceability to the benefit of member countries and its peoples.”
In his remarks, the Secretary General of the Committee, Mohammed Ayadi lauded the progress at which the project has witnessed.


He said despite limited resources, three of the six countries where the road passes had constructed almost all the totality of their respective sections and were involved in dualizing their roads.
Ayadi described the project as a good.....https://etimesafrica./2016/10/13/the-federal-government-of-nigeria-has-expressed-commitment-to-ecowas-trans-saharan-routes/