Federal Government to construct 700 kilometres of rural roads in Kano State

    

    Federal Government, in collaboration with the African Development Bank, AfDB, and the World Bank, is to construct 700 kilometres of rural roads in Kano State.

    Ubandoma Umarama, the National Coordinator, Federal Projects Monitoring Unit, disclosed this at a one-day stakeholders’ workshop in Kano, describing the project as an initiative of the federal government, which when completed would address the challenges being faced by rural communities in terms of access roads.
   According to him, Adamawa, Cross River, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna and Osun states are currently benefitting from the initiative which is being funded by the World Bank and the African Development Bank.
   In his remarks, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said the project is in line with his administration’s commitment to improving the socio-economic activities of rural dwellers.
   The workshop was attended by representatives of associations, village and ward heads, among others.