Buhari commissions roads in Kebbi

From: Ahmed Idris Birnin kebbi

President Muhammad Buhari has Commission about 300kilometers roads from Sokoto, Tambuwa, Jega, koko and Yauri roads in Kebbi.

The commissioning, which took place yesterday at Koko, designed to bring sanity to the roads users and ensures that development has reached all the communities.

Buhari, who was represented by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN said 

many of the initiated or inherited projects by the his administration would be completed and handover to the relevant authorities concerned, 

commissioned roads from the Sokoto -Tambuwal- Jega – Koko- Birnin Yauri Road, Phase I & 2.

He expressed optimism that the project epitomizes determination of the government to improve the ease of doing business.

“It is a manifestation of our resolve to provide more vista of job opportunities thereby enhancing productive engagement of our teaming population and economic value addition in line with the Federal Government policy to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. It is a promise of change made and next level delivery established,” he said.

He noted that the road project was commenced by the previous administration on 13th December, 2012.

According to him, “with this development, I can confidently say that as we enter the final lap of the tenure of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration, we are entering a season of completion and delivery of projects including those inherited from the past administration before we come on board”.

Noting that the road has been built to the highest quality of design and workmanship, he called on the users tol avoid road abuse in order  to ensure that it last for the designed service life.

He said the road symbolizes success story of the capacity of Nigerians; the patriotic Nigerians who were employed directly to build this road, the scores of suppliers employed indirectly who are responsible for providing the machines utilized in the construction.

“These are not only nation builders to whom we offer our salutations, they are the heart of the Nigerian economy, the micro, small and medium enterprises that drive our economic growth.

“Now that we have this new and well-built road, we have duties to ourselves and to other road users. One of those duties is to ensure that we drive in accordance with the law as stipulated in the Highway,” he said.

Also speaking, the Minister of Works Babatunde Fashola thanked president Muhammad Buhari for releasing funds for executing capital projects as the road was due for rehabilitation but abandoned by the previous governments.

He added that roads had been constructed across the three geo political zone in the country, assured Nigerian to rare round and support Buhari administration.

Responding, the Kebbi State Governor Senator Atiku Abubakar Bagudu who also expressed satisfaction over the completion of the roads, commended the federal government for considering the masses and deliver the dividend of democracy.