Buhari attends ground breaking ceremony of 260Km super highway double carrier road from Calabar to Northern Nigeria

President  Buhari holds a shovel during the ground breaking to flag off construction of the 260Km super highway double carrier road from Calabar to Northern Nigeria on Tuesday October 20 in Cross River State.

The 260km Calabar-Ikom-Katsina-Ala super highway project is being embarked upon by the Cross River Governor Ben Ayade.

Buhari was received by Governor Ben Ayade, Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel, Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha, former Cross River governor Donald Duke and Senator Liyel Imoke upon arrival on Tuesday at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Nigeria.

Below are pictures when the President was departing for Cross River State for the ground breaking ceremony for the 260km super highway on Tuesday from Abuja.