On 4th July, 2024 the Governor of Niger State, Honorable Mohammed Umaru Bago while speaking at a forum held to brief the public on the Kwara and Niger sections of the 1000-kilometer Sokoto-Badagry superhighway project being executed by the administration of the President of Nigeria, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu organized by the Federal Ministry of Works in Ilorin, revealed that they need to talk to their people that the Federal Government was not grabbing their land, and they were not going to pay one kobo for compensation because it is for their good and the Federal Government was bringing development in their communities.
According to Premium Times, the Governor of Niger State, Honorable Mohammed Umaru Bago said "We need to talk to our people that the government is not grabbing your land; the federal government is bringing development to you. We are not going to pay one kobo for compensation because it is for your good."
On the other hand, the Nigerian Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi said they were going to engage with the Governors, State Commissioner of Works, the Federal Controller of Works, and the Ministry, and review the projects and give them priorities. He also added that four projects were ongoing on tax credit with BUA, and they have assured him that the four projects would be delivered as soon as possible.