Ganduje
Kano Governor
Kano
Ganduje
Kano Governor
Kano Approves N1bn for Road Maintenances
Kano state Executive Council has approved emergency maintenance
of 31 dilapidated roads in the state capital to be carried out in
eight clusters at the cost of N1, 036, 398, 164.33 billion.
Addressing a press conference on the outcome of the weekly
council meeting in his office, the state commissioner for
information, youth and culture, Malam Muhammad Garba said the state
ministry of finance has already been directed to release 30 per
cent of the total sum to the eight contractors for immediate
mobilization to the project sites.
He said the utter state of disrepair of the roads is impacting
negatively on Kanos position as emerging mega city with reputation
of being a commercial nerve centre of significant importance.
Some of the roads to be rehabilitated include Nassarawa
Hospital, Sheik Jaafar, Eastern bypass-Unguwa Uku, Bompai,
Abbatoir, Civic Centre, Obasanjo Road, Bello Road, ‘Yantsaki
Road-Tudun Murtala, Sharada, Rijiyar Zaki, Rafin Dan Nana, Ashton
Road, Manladan Kulkul Road, Emirs Palace, Kofar Fampo, ‘Yan
Katako-Zaria Road among others.
Other approvals by the council include supply and installation
of 100 electricity distribution transformers of different capacity
in various communities in the state at the cost of N574, 363,
062.00 million.
Malam Garba explained that the sum of N31, 853, 503.5 million
has also been approved for feeding in three boarding primary
schools, namely; Shehu Minjibir Boarding Primary School, Musa Saleh
Kwankwaso Model Science Primary School and Mariri Boarding
Orphanage.
The commissioner also announced that the state government will
soon construct fences in all schools without them, and the decision
to ban the construction of corner shops on the fences of primary
and secondary schools, hospitals and courts.
MALAM MUHAMMAD GARBA
Hon. Commissioner
Ministry of Information, Youth and Culture