All Progressives Congress national chairman Nentawe Yilwatda has described reconstruction of the Akwanga to Jos road as a strategic investment capable of improving commerce, transport and security across parts of northern Nigeria.
Speaking during an inspection of the project, Yilwatda said the route had experienced decades of inadequate rehabilitation despite its importance to communities and businesses in Nasarawa and Plateau states.
He placed the road within a broader proposed Trans Sahara transport corridor linking several regions and argued that better connectivity could reduce travel difficulties and encourage investment.
The party chairman credited President Bola Tinubu’s administration with prioritizing the reconstruction and said the project would help connect markets and communities. Claims about the corridor’s full length, costs, design life and completion schedule require confirmation from the Federal Ministry of Works.
In a separate meeting with an ECOWAS pre election fact finding delegation, Yilwatda claimed the APC had approximately 13 million registered members and more than 261,000 officials across its structures.
He also cited the party’s representation among governors and federal lawmakers as evidence of its organizational strength ahead of the 2027 elections. Those figures are party claims and should be checked against current official membership and legislative records.
The ECOWAS delegation, led in the supplied report by former Sierra Leone Vice President Victor Foh, said its assessment would rely on systematic observation and verification. Yilwatda presented the party’s grassroots organization as central to its campaign preparations.
