According to him, the approval followed resolutions of the State Executive Council (SEC), to fast track implementation of the Urban Renewal Programme initiated by Gov. Fintiri’s administration.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has approved the sum of N821 million for construction of township roads and street lighting projects in three local government areas of the state.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Dr Umar Pela, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Wednesday.
According to him, the approval followed resolutions of the State Executive Council (SEC), to fast track implementation of the Urban Renewal Programme initiated by Gov. Fintiri’s administration.
He said that N329 million of the amount has been provided for the construction of additional one-kilometre Jada – Mbulo road, with Messrs Triacta Nigeria Limited contracted to do the job as variation on the ongoing construction of 4.8km Jada township road.
“The decision to increase the length of the project was informed by the recent visit of Gov. Fintiri to Jada,” he said.
The Commissioner also disclosed that the council also approved N492 million for installation of integrated solar streetlights at Atiku Abubakar Way in Jimeta, Yola South and Mubi township roads in Mubi LGA.
“About N492million would be spent on the projects expected to be completed within three months,” he said.
Spread the love