The Sokoto State authorities on Wednesday authorized the sum of N1.1 billion for the acquisition of automobiles for the governor’s workplace.
This was disclosed by the Sokoto State Commissioner for Data, Bello Danchadi, on the finish of the weekly cupboard assembly on Wednesday.
Based on Danchadi, the approval for the acquisition of automobiles for the governor’s workplace was a part of different contracts awarded at a sum of N19 billion.
Breakdown of different capital initiatives awarded by the Sokoto State cupboard
The commissioner disclosed that the development of 47 cluster roads at Tudun Wada and Unguwar Rogo areas of Sokoto metropolis at the price of N8.9 billion, was among the many contract the Sokoto State cupboard authorized on Wednesday.
Moreover, Danchadi revealed that one other contract for the development and rehabilitation of township roads within the Runjin Sambo space of Sokoto State was additionally awarded at the price of N2.1 billion.
The commissioner additionally stated that the state cupboard authorized N816.2 million for the rehabilitation of Bidinga Highway, whereas about N800 million was awarded for the reconstruction of Lodge and Drive Avenue Roads, Kalambaina, Roul-Mairuwa, and Tsohuwar Kasuwa roundabouts.
Moreover, Danchadi disclosed that the Sokoto State cupboard authorized a contract for the development of the Gande-Silame rural street at the price of N2.2 billion.
He added that the cupboard additionally authorized N1.9 billion for the set up of solar-powered avenue lights on 44 roads throughout the Sokoto metropolis.
The commissioner additional disclosed that the cupboard put aside the revocation order made by the earlier administration on the development of Gidan Salanke Housing Property and the corporate had been remobilized to the positioning.
Danchadi instructed the newsmen that the approval of those capital initiatives throughout Sokoto State was in fulfilment of the marketing campaign guarantees made by Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto.
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