Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has flagged off a total of 70-kilometre roads across 10 communities in the three senatorial districts in the state.
The flag off ceremony took place on Thursday at Rijiyar Gwangwan and Mil Goma in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano.
In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, which was made available to journalists, Yusuf explained that the two locations out of the 10 are set to enjoy the various road networks that have been allocated with 14.7km out of the total 70km.
The road projects are going to be executed in partnership with Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Lives & Livelihood Fund (LLF) through the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP) under Kano State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA).
While flagging off the project, Yusuf said his administration is determined to executive life changing infrastructural development projects for rural communities in the state.
The statement added that a total of over N11 billion has been earmarked for the rural access roads and road networks in semi-urban areas.
“In Dawakin Kudu where today’s flag off took place, 7.2km rural access road for Mil Goma to Yankatsari and 7.5km Rijiyar Gwangwan road networks respectively are expected to cost N2.6 billion only,” the statement explained.
