The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagements, South-East, Barrister Chioma Nweze, commended President Ahmed Tinubu and Federal Ministry of Works for its intervention in connecting communities across the Nigeria’s regions.

Nweze said the projects were generating direct and indirect employment opportunities while opening up communities for increased economic activities.

She described the highway as consistent with the Federal Government’s broader infrastructure and economic-development objectives, noting that improved connectivity would facilitate movement of people, agricultural produce and other goods.

Nweze who accompanied Minister of Works Sen David Umahi Uma for an inspection of the Calabar-Ebonyi-Benue-Nasarawa-Abuja highway project on Friday noted that the ongoing construction would improve access to healthcare, markets and economic centres, particularly for rural communities.

She called on residents of the region to massively support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections to enable him complete ongoing infrastructure projects across the South-East.

Chioma noted that South-East has witnessed unprecedented federal presence under the Tinubu administration, noting that several developmental projects currently ongoing in the region have brought a sense of inclusion to the people.

Nweze stated that during previous administrations, the region suffered neglect in terms of federal infrastructure, but added that the current government had changed the narrative through road construction, bridge projects, solar-powered street lighting and educational support initiatives.

She cited the ongoing bridge project linking Afikpo in Ebonyi State with communities in Cross River State as one of the landmark projects being executed by the Federal Government.

“I’m amazed that every road, every place is being opened up. This will give our women the opportunity of getting to hospital without giving birth on the road. It will make our farmers able to bring their food to town to sell,” she said.

She added that the highway would reconnect communities across the Southeast and adjoining states while reviving historical trade routes.

Nweze commended President Tinubu and the Works Ministry for what she described as the simultaneous execution of major road projects across the Southeast, urging residents to acknowledge the developmental impact of the infrastructure programme.

She appealed to women across the region to support the Tinubu administration, particularly in view of what she described as its interventions and programmes targeted at women.

“South-East people are happy and will come out en masse to vote for Mr. President in next year general election. This is the first time the South-East is having it this good,” she said.