76-Year-Old Dream Becomes Reality as Tinubu Commissions Bodo-Bonny Road in Rivers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated the Bodo-Bonny Road in Rivers State, ending decades of waiting for a road connection between Bonny Island and the mainland.
The 37.9-kilometre project, which was first conceived in 1950, was officially commissioned on November 7, 2026, during the Presidential Campaign Council event at Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt.
Constructed at a total cost of ₦280 billion, the road features approximately three kilometres of bridges across the Opobo Channel, providing residents of Bonny with a direct road link to Bodo and other parts of the country’s road network.
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, who spoke during the ceremony, commended the President for ensuring the completion of the long-awaited project.
He further revealed that Tinubu had approved an additional 8.9-kilometre dual carriageway extension to connect the Bodo-Bonny Road with the East-West Road.
Umahi explained that the extension would translate to 17.8 kilometres of road construction using reinforced concrete pavement technology.
He noted that the additional project would improve road connectivity, reduce transportation difficulties and stimulate economic activities across communities and businesses in the region.
The minister put the average construction cost at approximately ₦7.4 billion per kilometre, describing the project as a significant engineering undertaking, especially with the extensive bridges built across the Opobo Channel
