Musa Na Allah Sokoto
Sokoto State Executive Council at its 11th meeting approved N8.1bn for the rehabilitation of a federal road linking the state boundary with Zamfara state in the Kajiji Shagari local government axis.
The road in question is expected to be monitored and supervised by the federal Ministry of Works and Housing.
The N8.1bn project is expected to be completed within 6 months based on the designed specifications provided by the supervising Ministry.
The state Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Barrister Nasiru Aliyu Dantsoho disclosed on Wednesday night shortly after the weekly meeting of the state executive council chaired by Governor Ahmed Aliyu.
He said the contract for the road project was awarded to Roads Nigeria Limited with a 6 month completion period.
According to him, the project was awarded for rehabilitation, as approved by the state executive council with true consent of the federal government”.
The council also approved contracts for connecting Lambar Hamma’ali to Chenawa with the national grid at the cost of N56.3 million as well as a total renovation of the state Ramand Home destroyed by a wind storm at the cost of N109.8 million.
“The state government has entered into a partnership with Maigoriba to own 51% shareholding at the Girls Science Academy School, Sokoto assets value of N2.8bn, including a school bus, official vehicles, and science pieces of equipment among other facilities,” Maigoriba will own 49% and has been paid N1.3bn to that effect.
“The essence of the partnership was to further deepen the state government’s commitment to prioritizing education and promoting excellence in science education of the girl child.
His counterpart in the information sector, Hon. Sambo Bello Danchadi also disclosed the award of a contract for the construction and provision of 4 boreholes with overhead tanks and generators at the state fire service at the cost of N62.8 million
“This is to further equip the service not to run out of water supply in view of the harmattan season we are in.
“The council also approved the construction of 275 meters drainage and other basic external works at the SSCOE to improve the college drainage system and surroundings of its premises against water logs at the cost of N128.9million”, he explained.
On his part, Hon. Bala Kokani Kebbe, Commissioner for Science and Technology said Government Day Science School, Yabo, and Nagarta College, Sokoto have been approved for repairs, renovation, and remodeling due to evident dilapidation of the structures at the contract sums of N1.4 bn and N1.3 bn respectively for completion within 6 months.
Similarly, the Basic and Secondary Education Commissioner, Tukur Alkali said the council also approved the repairs, rehabilitation, and total renovation of the Giginya Barracks, Sokoto, and the Shagari Command Secondary Schools at N425.6 million and N793.6 million respectively.
Also approved for total rehabilitation by the council according to Alkali include: the popular Sultan Abubakar College, Sokoto at the cost of N958.8million and two primary schools: Marafa Danbaba and Tudun Wada Model primary schools at the cost of N117.4 million and N883.3 million respectively.
The contractors for the projects have received 50% payment to avoid variation due to the daily skyrocketing prices of construction materials to complete the projects within the time frame.
