Kwara Govt pays contractors N8bn for road, water projects - Commissioner

Date: 2016-04-13

Kwara State Government has paid N8 billion to contractors handling various road and water projects across the state.

The Commissioner for Works, Alhaji Aro Yahaya and his counterpart in the ministry of Water Resources, Abdulrazaq Akorede, made disclosure on Tuesday in Ilorin at the maiden ministerial press briefing.

Yahaya said that N2.5 billion was paid in January to contractors handling federal, state and rural roads in the state.

He said that the government intervened in the construction of some federal roads in the state to ameliorate the sufferings of the people and improve their socio-economic status.

The Commissioner added that besides the Patigi-Kpada road, Kaiama-Kishi and Apado-Ilorin federal roads, the state government would soon commence the dualisation of Kulende to Oke Ose/UITH road.

Yahaya announced that construction work on Oko and Ilala bridges are 90 per cent completed. He said that government had also constructed some rural roads across the state.

He said that government had almost completed the construction of most of the township roads in the state capital and local government headquarters to ease traffic gridlock.

Yahaya added that the government would soon embark on the construction of flyover over Gari Alimi Roundabout to link the Airport with Saw Mill and Asa Dam road with Olorunsogo.

On his part, the Commissioner for Water Resources, Abdulrazaq Akorede, said that N5.5 billion had been paid to CGC Nig Ltd for the rehabilitation of various water projects spread across the state.

He said that work on reticulation and distribution networks in Ilorin had reached 90 per cent completion and would soon be ready for use.

In his remark at the briefing, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the governor on Media, Dr Muideen Akorede, said that repositioning of the three state owned media outfits would be completed in August. According to him, the the media outfits will rank among the top 10 in the country at the completion of the exercise.

He said that 10 persons were arrested for possession of fake certificates during the ongoing verification of workers and pensioners in the state. He added that the exercise would afford the government the opportunity to reduce the monthly wage bill by 35 per cent to 40 per cent. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Isapa     AIT Ilorin     Atunwa     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Saka Adeyemo     Bamidele Aluko     Esinrogunjo     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Doyin Agbamu     Baaziki Sulaiman     FOMWAN     Muhammed Aliyu     Umar Danladi Shero     Babatunde Idiagbon     Aliyu Alhassan     AbdulRahman Saad     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Oba-Solagberu     Marafan Shonga     Logun     Elelu     Saka Isau     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Kolade Solagberu     Mohammed Abduraheem     Bature Bello     Oba Sulaiman Asude     David Adesina     Adedeji Onimago     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Oye Tinuoye     Baboko     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Baba Issa     Ibrahim Abiodun     Moses Salami     Bola Olukoju     JSSCE     David Oyedepo     Olupako Of Share     Opobiyi     Olatunji Moronfoye     Mufti Of Ilorin     Simon Sayomi     Zaratu Umar     Amuda Musbau     Tunde Saad     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Garba Dogo     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Shonga     Cornelius Adebayo     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Ajeigbe     Bello Oyedepo     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Benin Republic     TESCOM 2025     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Young Progressives Party     Jebba     All Peoples Party     Dele Momodu     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Sa\'adu Salahu     NURTW     Dogara     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     NIRSAL     Kwara Poly     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Amada Jidda    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Ibrahim Oniye     Millennium Development Goals     Labour Party     Adama Isa     Women For Change And Development Initiative     National Party Of Nigeria     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Amada Jidda     Wale Oladepo     Tunde Yusuf     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     CLAY POT     Col. Taiwo     Amuda Musbau     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     KWSIEC     Muritala Olarewaju     Bahago     David Oyedepo     Buari Edun     Facemasks     Garba Dogo     Kabir Shagaya     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Saliu Mustapha     Ilorin Central Mosque     Belgore     Kwara State University Of Education     Unilorin     University Road     Anilelerin     Kwara State Pension Board     General Hospital, Ilorin     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Babaita     TIIDELab     Tuesday Assayomo     Fatai Olodo     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Sa\'adu Salau     V.O. Abioye     Kisra     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Segun Ogunsola     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Gbajabiamila     SWAN     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     SAPZ Project     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Aminat Omodara     Aiyedun     Erubu Oba Zubair     Ahmad Lawan     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Lai Mohammed     Chikanda     Abatemi-Usman     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     International Aviation College     Lukman Adeloyin     Segun Abifarin     Kwara TV     Laolu Saraki     Sherif Shagaya     Moronfoye     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Bashir Adigun     Kemi Adeosun     Abiodun Oyedepo     Suleiman Abubakar     Olabode Towoju     The Herald     Eruku     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola