Ganduje flags off N2.5bn road project in Kano communities

The Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, has flagged off the construction of road networks in Kabo Local Government Area of the state.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano on Sunday.

Ganduje was represented by the Commissioner for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Murtala Garo, and supported by the Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure Development, Eng. Idris Wada, at the ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday.

Garo assured that the Ganduje administration would work round the clock to improve rural infrastructural development.

“There is an 18km road from Kanye-Kabo-Dugabau, which crosses eight Wards out of the ten Wards of Kabo Local Government. The project started in 2018 and was abandoned halfway.

“But the contract was revoked after construction of 9km. It was re-awarded, for the completion of the remaining 9km. The total cost of the contract is N1.6 billion.

“There is also another road construction within Kabo town, which cumulatively stands at 3.9km, at the total cost of over N800 million.

He said the project is one of similar projects across local governments in the state, debunking claims that the development of rural infrastructures had been abandoned by the administration.

“Experts believe that the project, when completed, would immensely assist movement of farm produce among the communities, apart from easing the movement of individuals without any hitches.

“This project, like similar projects across so many rural communities in the state, faults unsubstantiated claims by some people that, rural communities are abandoned in the infrastructural development of this administration as similar projects could also be sighted elsewhere,” he said.