By Salisu K Ismail
Jigawa State Govenor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar says his government has in the last five year constructed about 1,537 km of roads in the state.
Governor Badaru said, The roads comprised both the 716.5km roads inherited from the immediate past administration of Ex- Governor Lamido and the new 820.6km roads awarded by his administration in respect of both the Regionals, Feeder and Township's Roads across different corner in the state.
The Governor while speaking this Thursday, during the commissioning of Taura-Garki, Kwanar Medi-Danzomo-Garki and Gumel Township Roads, said that, He inherited 42 Roads projects that consisted 15 Regionals, 7 Rural and 20 Township's Roads with about N88billion outstanding balance for completing the projects.
He explained that, after discussion with the contractors, they (contractors) agreed to reduced N7billion out of the N88 billion saying that, "As Iam talking now, we paid them their money complete which enable us to see the current successes."
On the newly awarded road projects since inception of his administration which covered about 820.6Km total distance among which are 19 Regional, 15 feeder and 13 Township's Roads gulped N68,936 billions, Governor Badaru stated that, N66 billion was paid as for now, "Only N2 billion remains the balance of the projects," he confirmed.
"In totality, All inclusive with the inherited roads projects in Jigawa state, We've constructed about 89 Roads in different regions, areas, towns and villages, covering about 1,537 kilometers within our 5 years in government," Badaru revealed amidst the Mammoth crowd while speaking during the roads commissioning.
The ceremonial inauguration of the roads which gathered hundreds of APC supporters from all nooks and crannies of Jigawa state have in attendance, The Governors of Kebbi Atiku Bagudu, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Simon Lalong of Plateau and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state whose every one of them personally commissioned one particular roads.
The occasion was also blessed by Royal father's, The Emirs of Ringim Sayyadi Mahmud and Alhaji Ahmad Muhammad Sani of Gumel respectively.
National, State Assembly members and lots more prominent Jigawa indigenes and well-wishers from outside the state were among the people who graced the occasion.
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