Governor Buni inspects the ongoing construction of township roads in Yobe

Governor Buni inspects the ongoing construction of township roads in Yobe

By: Yahaya Wakili

His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, yesterday inspected some ongoing township roads and a health facility project at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital in Damaturu.

The governor, who was on an unscheduled visit to the projects, said he was there to see the quality and pace of work on the projects.

He said the road projects were initiated to improve the transportation of goods and services for the socio-economic development of the communities.

Governor Mai Mala Buni explained that good roads are for the success of the post-insurgency agenda, while drainages would save houses from the annual floods.

The governor, who expressed satisfaction with the quality and speed of work, charged the Commissioner for Works, Engr. Umaru Duddaye, to ensure that there is value for money in all the ongoing projects.

Similarly, the governor called on the contractors to execute the projects in accordance with the specifications and other contractual agreements.

The Commissioner for Works assured the governor that his ministry was under close supervision of all the projects to ensure that all specifications were adhered to by the contractors.

He said the government is currently executing additional seven kilometers of road projects and fourteen kilometers of concrete drainage in the commissioners quarters and Nasarawa areas of Damaturu mentropolis.

He commended the efforts of Governor Buni to save the inhabitants of the benefiting communities from the menace of the annual floods.

At the College of Medical Sciences of the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, the governor inspected the progress of work on the project.

He assured that the government would ensure the timely completion of the projects and put them to use for the benefit of the people.

Governor Buni inspects the ongoing construction of township roads in Yobe