By Jude Opara
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state has flagged-off a total of 70 kilometre roads across 10 communities cutting across the three senatorial districts of the state.
A statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Sanusi Dawakin Tofa on Friday, said the flag-off ceremony took place at Rijiyar Gwangwan and Mil Goma in Dawakin Kudu Local Government area of the state.
Tofa explained that two locations out of the 10 various road networks have been slated to enjoy about 14.7km out of the total of 70km.
He added that the road projects are going to be executed in partnership with Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Lives & Livelihood Fund (LLF) through the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP) under Kano State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA).
While flagging-off the project, Gov. Yusuf, said his administration is determined to executive life changing infrastructural development projects for rural communities in Kano state.
The statement added that about sum of 11 Billion Naira has been earmarked for the construction of the 70km rural access roads and road networks in semi-urban areas.
“In Dawakin Kudu where today’s flag-off took place, 7.2km rural access road for Mil Goma to Yankatsari and 7.5km Rijiyar Gwangwan road networks respectively are expected to cost N2.6b only”, the statement added.
