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  • Abuja- Lafia- Akwanga- Makurdi Dualization Road Construction over 72% complete – says FG

    Abuja- Lafia- Akwanga- Makurdi Dualization Road Construction over 72% complete – says FG

    By Joyce Remi- Babayeju

    Chairman, House Committee on Works, Hon. Abubakar Kabir Abubakar has said that the 220 km Keffi- Akwanga- Makurdi Dualization Road project has scaled 72% completion.

    Abubakar made this known yesterday after an evaluation of the four section Road project with contract no FRD/ 83/AKALM/2017.

    Speaking with newsmen in Lafia, the Works Committee Chairman said that the 220 Km road connecting three states, Abuja-, Nasarawa, Benue costing over $50n is a very important project, adding that the Federal Government contributed 15% of the funding.

    He said, ” So far we have inspected the road project and although the project is 72% complete, there are concerns raised , the contractors handling the project are expected to make sure the project is not compromised in quality, standard and delivery.”

    The project is expected to be handled over in a few months , so before we can drop money, all concerns regarding it must be addressed by the contractor, he said.

    The Federal Ministry of Works, Road Sector Development Team Lead, Engineer Henry Usor said, ” we have achieved 72% of the road project , which commenced in 2019.
    Usor promised that the project will be completed in record time

    Speaking on the concerns raised by the Works Committee members,
    Usor said that once any problem is identified in the construction process , it will be rectified.

    Speaking on the AYA- Kugbo road, which commuters are complaining about, he explained that the portion of road which is a rehabilitation of the existing road will be soon become a smooth ride for everyone with an additional service lane.
    Project Manager of Chinese Harbour Engineering Company Ltd, Mr . Li Qiangqiang, the contractor of the project disclosed that the road project which is in four sectors from Abuja- to Makurdi started two years ago is expected to be completed in April 1st, 2023, adding that all concerns raised about the construction will be rectified before the final hand over.

  • Group tasks Gov Emmanuel on completion of Eket-Ibeno road

    Group tasks Gov Emmanuel on completion of Eket-Ibeno road


    A community-based interest group in Akwa Ibom state, Eket Integrity Alliance, EIA, has charged governor Udom Emmanuel to ensure the completion of 19.5kilometers Eket-Ibeno Road to it’s specification using part of the anticipated Federal government monetary refund for the construction of the road.

    In a statement jointly signed by its media Coordinator, Chief Usoro Usoro, and three other leaders namely Pastor Ita Udoh, Dr Emmanuel Ekott, and Chief Iniobong Idem and made available to newsmen yesterday in Uyo the group warned that the monetary refund should not be diverted to  areas.

    It insisted that the entire money should be reinvested into meaningful projects in the four oil producing areas comprising Eket, Ibeno, Esit Eket, and Onna.

    The group reminded the state government that when they decided to join in the construction of the Eket-Ibeno road it had deducted the sum of N8billion from the 2014 ExxonMobil oil spill compensation meant for the four local governments.

      “Eket Integrity Alliance is concerned about the welfare, social well-being and community development of her people, it is necessary to quickly plead with Governor Udom Emmanuel to use part of that anticipated monetary refund to complete Eket-Ibeno Road to its specification, as some parts of it are still uncompleted and the street lights yet to be installed.

    “The road construction was originally a Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) project, of which the body had spent about N4.5billion before ExxonMobil and Akwa Ibom State Government voluntarily joined in 2013, in order to turn it into a dual carriage way. 

      “However, the sum of N8billion was eventually deducted by the state government from the 2014 ExxonMobil oil spill compensation meant for the four Oil Producing Local Governments and used for the road construction. We, therefore warn against diverting the money to other local governments.

    “Injecting the N8bn into meaningful projects in Eket, Ibeno, Esit Eket and Onna which was originally their money will improve the lives of the people, while also portraying the governor as a lover of his people, a Christian who practices the christly injunction of giving unto Caeser what is Caeser’s and as a man determined to leave the local communities better than he met them.” It said.

    The group however stressed that in focusing on the development projects, each of the four oil producing local government areas should be duly consulted on what would be suitable for them, as each has specific needs arising from their natural and socio-cultural peculiarities.

      They commended the Federal Government for its gesture, and also commended Governor Emmanuel for eventually harkening to various calls  to embark on on-sight project inspections, stressing, “that will give him the true mileage or otherwise of his achievements in two tenures”

  • Construction Of Kwanar Zaura-Ganduje Road Continues, Residents Hails Kano Governor.

    Construction Of Kwanar Zaura-Ganduje Road Continues, Residents Hails Kano Governor.

    By Jabiru Hassan, Kano.


    The construction of kwanar Zaura-Ganduje road is now in progress after abandoned by the construction company handling the road construction, where the residents and other nearby communities commended Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for giving an order to the construction company to resume for the speedy completion of the project.


    Our correspondent who visited the construction site, gathered that the construction works was awarded by the H&M construction company almost three years ago but abandoned due to undisclosed reasons, where the residents surrounding the area make several appeals to the governor for the completion of the project which is now ongoing as seen at present.
    Speaking to Daybreak news at the site, the special adviser to Dawakin Tofa local government area on heath and sanitation malam Ya’u Rabo discloses that ” the people of this area are eager to see when this project would be completed, but thanks be to Allah, our dynamic governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has ordered the company handling the project to resume which is a great pride to us all”. He said.
    Similarly, a business mogul and fruits and vegetables dealer Alhaji Dabo Zaura noted that whenever the road project is completed the farmers, transporters and other road users would benefit fully with the gesture especially nowadays when the population is rapidly increasing beyond expectation, where he thanked the governor for struggling to makes Kano greater.
    In his remark, a close associate to the governor who resides close to the road told Daybreak news that”  we are certain that governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is working selflessly to ensure that the people of Kano state are reaping democratic dividends at both rural and urban settlements, and in this respect after completing this road project, more communities tends to benefit from the kind gesture”. He emphasized.
    In conclusion, the Kano works commissioner Idris Garba Unguwar Rimi in a chat with Daybreak news discloses that close monitoring would be done to ensure that quality and speedy works is being done to ensure that the people of the catchment area benefited from excellent project under the stewardship of his excellency governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

  • 2020: Zamfara Govt. earmarks N1.1b to construct new Hajj camp, procure vehicles

    2020: Zamfara Govt. earmarks N1.1b to construct new Hajj camp, procure vehicles

    The Zamfara State Government has earmarked the sum of N1.1 billion for the construction of a new Hajj camp and procurement of utility vehicles and ambulances.

    The Chairman of the state Hajj Commission, Alhaji Abubakar S-Fawa, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after defending his commission’s 2020 budget proposals at the state House of Assembly, in Gusau on Thursday.

    S-Fawa said that part of the proposed amount would also be used to sponsor the officials in the 2020 hajj exercise and take care of other welfare packages of the pilgrims from the state.

    The chairman reiterated the Gov. Bello Matawalle-led administration’s commitment to improving the welfare of pilgrims and ensuring effective hajj exercises in the state.

    Meanwhile, the state government has said it plans to spend over N1 billion to complete the renovation of Emirs’ palaces in the state.

    The state Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, Alhaji Yahaya Chado, made the disclosure while defending his ministry’s 2020 budget proposal at the Assembly.

    Chado pledged to continue partnering with the Assembly to ensure effective service delivery at the local government council.

    Also speaking at the budget defence exercise, the Chief Registrar of the state High Court, Gusau, Alhaji Bello Kucheri, said that government planned to spend N1.1 billion for the execution of capital projects under the state Ministry of Justice.

    Kucheri noted that the money was earmarked for the construction and renovation of magistrate courts across the state. (NAN)