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Kano Governor Yusuf Flags-Off 70km Road Networks Across 10 Rural Communities

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has flagged-off a total of 70 kilometres of roads across ten communities in the three senatorial districts in the state.

The flag-off ceremony took place at Rijiyar Gwangwan and Mile 10 in Dawakin Kudu Local Government area of the state.

He said the two locations out of the ten set to enjoy the various road networks have been allocated with 14.7km out of the total of 70km.

“The road projects are going to be excuted 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.

He further explained that a total of over N11bn is earmarked for the seventy kilometre 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 two billion, six hundred million naira (N2.6b) only.”

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano.

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