By Muhammad Maitela, Damaturu
The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni will construct 197Km road termed ‘Green Line’ through the Yobe State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), to provide farmers access to market and food security.
The Yobe State RAAMP’s Project Coordinator, Arc. Musa Suleh Damagum, stated this in an interview with our reporter in Damaturu, the state capital.
According to him, governor Mai Mala Buni directed that a road be constructed from Garin Alkali in Bursari local government to Mutai of Gujba local government, crossing the federal road at Ngelzarma, stretching a total of 197 km.
“This road which we termed ‘The Green Line’ crosses all the three senatorial zones in the state will provide farmers access to market and ensure food security.
“The RAAMP upcoming 500km and several other road projects in the state that His Excellency has been delivering are part of his administration’s well-thought-out infrastructure initiative to link each of the 178 wards with a viable access road.
He commended Governor Mai Mala Buni for his leadership in making Yobe as one of the participating States in the RAAMP project centered on rural development and agricultural prosperity.
