The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party Mr Uche Secondus and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal have on Wednesday Flagged off an N12bn road construction contract of four different roads measuring about 26 kilometres in Bauchi State under its urban development project.
The roads include the dualization of the 17.7km Giwo Academy to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport along Kano road; Awala Hotel roundabout to Bauchi State University campus which is about 7km all Federal Roads; Mobil roundabout to Fire Service junction and Dogon Yaro roundabout to Zaranda Hotels.
Speaking during the flag-off ceremony, the Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed said that his government has continued to execute projects that have a direct bearing on the lives of the people, pointing out his government has been making judicious use of the mega resources at its disposal and ensuring that public funds are not diverted for other purposes.
The Governor who lamented that despite the fact that Gombe state was carved out of Bauchi state, the state is lagging behind in terms of infrastructural development, adding that in order to reverse the ugly trend, his administration has embarked on policies, programmes and projects to derive sustainability and inclusive development in the state
“We embarked on robust urban, inter-state road construction and renovation in all the geo-political zones of the state.
In Bauchi metropolis, two roads covering over three kilometres, serving as Bye-passes of the east Gombe Maiduguri Bye-pass were constructed within the last one year.
My administration is not performing any magic to get funding for all the capital projects embarked upon, all we are doing is being prudent in our expenditures, we avoid frivolous and extravagant spending as well as try to jerk up our IGR”.
“My administration contacted and got approval from the Federal Ministry of Works through the Department of Federal Highways to be able to embark on the projects because it is for the good of the citizens of the state.
The projects are to cost over N12b and will be completed within the next 24 dry months” he said
The PDP National Chairman Mr Secondus, who was joined for the flag off ceremony by the Governor of Sokoto State Honourable Aminu Tambuwal called for a minute’s silence for the murder of farmers in Borno.
He prayed for the release of the abducted Katsina students, saying “We want back our boys from Katsina State.
I am sure Buhari will want them back”
He called on Nigerians to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress APC saying they have run out of ideas on how to govern the country while insecurity threatened the people.
The PDP governors are making impacts in their states saying the Bauchi Governor was an exception as he was putting smiles in the faces of his people at a time insecurity was threatening the existence of the country.
“You all knew how he performed well as FCT minister and now he is putting smiles on people face in terms of massive transformation.
“We congratulate the governor and his teeming supporters because he has made us proud, and all the PDP governors are proud of him
“We have been told of how the roads were completed within 100 days in Bauchi and these ones we are flagging off will have a huge impact because it will raise the standard of living and bring massive transformation to the state capital,” the PDP National Chairman said.
“These roads projects show that Governor Mohammed believes in the people and has fulfilled his promise and we salute his courage and this is how leaders should behave.
“Power when given comes from God and with power, you must show humility and you have demonstrated that you are for Bauchi’s interest.
You are the servant of the people and have demonstrated that Bauchi is seeing that you are one person that will bring all the premises and more to the people.
“When these roads are completed, I believe that in the northeast Bauchi will take its proper place of the centre of business activity and be a hub where international flights will be received”
In his remarks, Tambuwal, who is the Chairman PDP Governors Forum, while also flagging off the dualization of Sam Nujoma Road from Dogon Yaro to Zaranda Hotel and reconstruction of Adamu Jumba road, said the roads would be life touching and lifesaving.
“The Awalah Roundabout area is hugely populated and on these roads are campuses of the state university. The road will ease traffic and create ease of movement and doing businesses,” the Sokoto Governor said.
On the other roads, Tambuwal stated, the Adamu Jumba , would change the outlook of the GRA being the single detour to Government House
Tambuwal commended Mohammed for the milestone road projects saying he has left an indelible mark of performance.
