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Kano Govt Okays N29bn For Capital Projects

POSTED ON July 19, 2024 •   Politics      BY Benedicta Bassey
Kano state Governor Abba Yusuf/ Photo credit: Premiumtimes

The Kano State government has endorse the sum of  N29, 064,181, 673.65 for commencement and completion of capital projects to improve social and physical development in the state.

The approvals were reached during the state Executive Council Meeting presided over by Governor Abba Yusuf.

This was contained in a statement by the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, on Friday.

The statement reads: “The approved amount being the 10 per cent rescue intervention will be jointly settled through the state joint state and local governments account, on 30:70 share respectively.

“The council similarly approved the sum of N239, 536, 859.21 for construction of three rural roads at Ja’en Makera-Salanta Gudduba- Unguwar Baizangon Guliya and Fagoje-Kwanar Zuwo in Gwale, Ajingi and Kiru/Madobi LGAs.

“Approval for the procurement of 500 relief Transformers to be distributed to various communities across the 44 local government areas in the state at the sum of N7,123,750,000.00 billion were also given.

Approval for the 2024 Constituency Projects in the State also gets council’s attention. The sum of N6,400,000,000.00 billion naira was approved for that.

“Part of the council’s resolutions include approval for Construction of a 2-coat surface-dressed road from Kwanar Gammawa in Gezawa LGA N343,363,068.78 million was approved. Approval for the procurement of 20 Toyota Hilux and one Toyota Bus to the State Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAS, were also given at the sum of N819,500,000m was approved.

“Approval for the construction of Rural roads, intervention/counterpart funds under rural access and agricultural marketing project cost N5,345,343,190.98 billion granted. Council approval for renovation and conversion of offices for the Chairman Anti-Phone snatching Task Force Committee at Coronation Hall, Government House. N26,405,447.92 million was voted for.

“Approval for the repair of a failed section of Asphaltic surfacing within the premises of Tower at Kofar Nassarawa came with N29,619,918.23 million release. a 30 per cent counterpart fund in respect of the construction/rehabilitation of 12 rural roads across the 44 LGAs at the sum of 354,766,992.59 million was approved.

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