The federal government had designed
a competitive plan to pay up crude liabilities from state that had delivered on
federal government project. The minister
of Power, works and Housing MR. BABATUNDE
FASHOLA made these known during a visit to GOVERNOR KASHIM SHETIMA of Bornu state in Nigeria as part of his
inspection attribute the North –East region.
According to correspondence report
of the event from Bornu state who said that the minister of Power, works and
housing MR. BABATUNDE FASHOLA noted
that Bornu state government had intervened in constructing some major high ways
and other critical infrastructure destroyed by the insurgent during the hike of
Bokuharam crises. He explained that deliberate effort had been put in place to
settle all outstanding liabilities to the state government. MR. FASHOLA also informed the governor
that contractors handling DAMATURU –MAIDUGURI
Road and the 340 TRANSMISSION SUB
STATION had all returned to site. The
minister assured special attention will be given to Bornu state and the North – East in general by the building
communities and providing laboratory support to the victims of the insurgency. According
to the minister of Power, works and housing MR. BABATUNDE FASHOLA who also pointed out the need to give the
state government and the entire north -east
the needed support to assist them to
regain their rightful and need to participate through the national development.
GOVERNOR KASHIM SHETIMA commended the federal government
for embarking mass housing project and other infrastructural development across
the country. The event called on the federal government to expedite action in
the conclusion of the two major highways that is critical to the socio economic
development of the country. According to GOVERNOR
KASHIM SHETIMA who lamented over the Gwombe
road which is a distance of 120km
away from the state which may take one four hours drive he said that it is in a
very critical and bad shape. He goes further to explain that it is one of the most
important road in the whole of Nigeria better than Sokoto –Ilara road; most superior to the Badagry road is Maidury –Murungara road. GOVERNOR KASHIM SHETIMA
also said that the state government is currently constructing the Dangbua – Mbalala Chimoko road which is federal road to its
movement of persons to southern part of the state and communities in ADAMAWA; he also announced that the
state government will also commence the construction of roads to Karabligi and
other liberated areas.
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