By Kabir Dan-Katsina, Birnin Kebbi
The Commissioner of Information and Culture in Kebbi state, Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi has said that “no sector that has positively impacted the lives of people which has been left untouched.”
He made this revelation on Sunday at a news conference held at tge Government House in Birnin Kebbi.
He further mentioned 46 projects executed from 2023 to date by the Kaura-led administration which impacted the citizens of Kebbi state.
The projects, according to him, include finished and ongoing such as the completed dualization of Birnin Kebbi-Ambursa road, completion of ultra-modern secretariat complex phase I, rehabilitation of Yauri Township roads and reconstruction of Kebbi state ultra-modern motor park in Birnin Kebbi, construction of fuel dump at Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport (SABIA) Ambursa and main gate approach wall fence, drainage and culverts in Government House in Birnin Kebbi.
Others are the dualization of Argungu old bye-pass road through General Hospital-Tafida-house -Sokoto road, emergency repairs and erosion control at Gayi and Diggi towns under Kalgo Local Government, construction of shoulders of 21-kilometres from AP-2 roundabout to Mopol barracks roundabout at Sani Abacha bye pass in Birnin Kebbi metropolis and emergency repairs of flood disaster at Dugama village along Makera-Kangiwa road phase I and II.
The ongoing projects, according to the commissioner include construction of Kamba- Kwakkwaba-Sarfu- Banizumbu road, reconstruction of Koko-Mahuta-Dabai road, dualization of Abdulsalami road in Jega Local Government, construction of the new Governor’s Office extension (civil work) in Birnin Kebbi, construction of new Lodge office building in Sokoto (civil work) and rehabilitation of Ahmadu Bello Way in the state capital, Birnin Kebbi.
Birnin Kebbi, however, mentioned newly awarded projects which include construction of Police cottages- Nagari Science College road in Birnin Kebbi, construction of access roads and drainages at Bayan Tasha in Birnin Kebbi, rehabilitation of Bunza-Makera junction road, rehabilitation of Birnin Lafiya-Gulma-Natsini road and construction of access roads and drainages behind Azbir in Birnin Kebbi metropolis.
He called on people of Kebbi state to reflect Governor Nasir Idris in 2027 for the continuation of the meaningful developmental projects in the state.
