The Katsina State Government has says it will spend N2.8 billion on construction of 461 kilometers of feeder roads across the 34 local government areas of the state.
The Commissioner, Ministry for Rural Development, Alhaji Mustapha Kanti-Bello disclosed this on Thursday in Katsina, while briefing newsmen on the achievements recorded by the ministry.
He disclosed that local governments in Katsina Central have 144 kilometres to be covered, while Katsina North and South have 166 and 151 kilometres respectively.
Kanti-Bello said that the project which was awarded to AFDIN Construction Company in 2018, had completed 158 kilometres of the work representing 34 per cent.
He expressed concern over how insecurity particularly in the southern part of the state was affecting the projects.
The commissioner revealed that the provision of feeder roads was in line with the administration’s determination to provide accessible roads in the rural areas.
Kanti-Bello also said that the ministry received N200 million grant from a philanthropist who doesn’t want his name to be in the media.
He said that the donor wanted the fund to be spent on the improvement of water supply and healthcare services to rural dwellers.
He said that they would use part of the funds to train 1,000 youths on skill acquisition and link them with some financial institutions for take-off capital. (NAN)
