President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially commissioned the main carriageways of the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) stretching from Ring Road I Junction to Ring Road II Junction in Abuja. At the inauguration ceremony, the President declared that the era of abandoned public projects in Nigeria has come to an end.
Represented by the Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu emphasized that completing this strategic road project underscores his administration’s commitment to delivering critical infrastructure designed to stimulate economic growth, ease transportation, and improve the quality of life for all Nigerians.
We do not start projects to abandon them. The era of uncompleted projects in Nigeria is fading away.We finish what we start, and even finish the ones we did not start. Infrastructure is the very artery of economic growth. If you want to unlock the potential of a city, create jobs, and make life easier for the market woman, the corporate worker, and the industrialist, you build roads.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The newly commissioned dual carriageway will significantly reduce traffic congestion, lower transportation costs, and expand Abuja’s economic footprint by improving connectivity between the Apo and Wasa districts. This milestone marks the latest phase of the OSEX project, following the commissioning of the first phase from the Villa Roundabout to Ring Road I in 2024, and the 15-kilometre left-hand service carriageway in 2025.
President Tinubu highly commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, for his focused, results-oriented leadership and dynamic vision in reshaping the nation’s capital.
Speaking earlier at the event, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike attributed the project’s successful, timely completion to the determination of the administration and the commitment of the contractor, CGC Nigeria Limited. Minister Wike revealed that after the contract was awarded in late 2025, he personally conducted more than ten site inspections to ensure compliance with agreed timelines.
One of the criteria of good leadership is continuity of projects initiated by other administrations. Mr. President understands that these projects are funded with public resources, and government is a continuum. We cannot abandon projects littered across the FCT.
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike
Minister Wike emphasized that the completion of the road aligns with the Tinubu administration’s policy of ensuring continuity in governance by completing vital inherited infrastructure. He disclosed that roughly 80 percent of the projects completed by the FCT Administration since 2023 were initiated by previous governments.
Additionally, Minister Wike announced that infrastructure has been fully provided at the new relocation site for traders and artisans from the Apo Mechanic Village, fulfilling a long-standing government promise to provide the informal sector with a more suitable environment. Addressing critics of the administration, the Minister pointed to a wave of ongoing and completed projects across Abuja’s satellite towns including roads in Kwali, Karu, and Kubwa, as well as rural water projects as undeniable proof of progress.
In her remarks, the Minister of State for the FCT, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, described the OSEX project as a massive milestone in the ongoing transformation of the nation’s capital. She praised both President Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to structural development and Minister Wike’s driving leadership in improving the daily lives of Abuja residents.
The newly opened main carriageway is expected to immediately enhance mobility between key districts, support urban expansion, and strengthen Abuja’s transportation network as part of the FCT Administration’s broader modernization agenda.
