Kaduna State Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero said his administration remains committed to completing all ongoing projects initiated by his predecessors in the State.
Speaking in Kafanchan on the occasion of distribution of empowerment materials to women and youth by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman (PDP, Kaduna South), Governor Yero said it amounts to wastage for government to abandon projects initiated by past administrations.
According to him “Our administration has not and will not dump any projects initiated by regimes before us. While we continue to allocate scarce resources to tackle numerous demands, it is imperative to ensure completion of ongoing projects in order to ensure prudent spending of public funds. It will amount to wastage and retrogression if every administration dumps projects initiated by its predecessors and we shall not fall into such trap.”
The Governor said the State Government has made budgetary provision of N8.2 billion this year to be expended on funding ongoing roads projects in Southern Kaduna Zone.
He said “In Zone Three (3) alone, there are fifteen (15) ongoing roads projects that have been earmarked for funding in the 2014 budget. While most are at various stages of completion; our administration has successfully completed the Zonkwa-Yarbam road, Tum-Madakiya road and the College of Education Gidan Waya road.
“Several other roads projects have reached advance stages of completion and these include; Jere-Kurmin Jibrin and Kwoi-Kafanchan road is at 74%, Wazo-Asso-Tanda-Gegira washout is at 92% and the Zonal Police Headquarter-Kaduna State University Campus access road is at 96% completion. We have made a total allocation of N8.251 billion in the budget as funding for ongoing road projects in Zone 3 this year. There are also projects in other sectors including education, health, rural development and water supply that are ongoing in all parts of the State.”
He called on people in the State to continue to support his administration towards achieving its set objectives of providing dividends of democracy to all sections of the State.
“Let me therefore reassure the entire people of Kaduna State that our administration is for all the people, irrespective of tribe, religion or section. I am Governor for all the people of Kaduna State and for us no citizen of Kaduna State is superior or inferior to other citizens, we are all equal partners in this project. As Government, we shall continue to work hard in ensuring that every citizen of Kaduna enjoys the right and opportunity to attain their full potentials. I reaffirm that under my watch, no section of the State shall receive more or less than its fair share of all opportunities and projects that government has to offer,” Governor Yersaid.
The Governor called on people in the State to continue to live in peace with one another “Without peace, we will only stagnate and fail as a people. I therefore urge all citizens of the State to join us in the campaign for peace and unity. We should always preach peace and act peacefully; we should imbibe the golden rule of loving our neighbours as we love ourselves.”
Breakdown of the budgetary allocation on ongoing roads construction in Southern Kaduna Zone provides for funding of fifteen projects inherited by the Yero administration. The projects include; Construction of road from zonal police headquarter to Kafanchan campus of KASU in Jema’a LGA (N355m), Jere-Kurmin Jibrin & Kwoi-Kafanchan in Jema’a, Jaba & Kagarko LGAs (N684m), Wazo-Asso-Tanda-Gegira washout Jema’a LGA (N638m), College of Education Gidan Waya road in Jema’a LGA (N36.9m) and Kwassam-Kushere-Gashere road in Kauru LGA (N1bn).
Others are; Kwagiri-Kussom-Wasa in Jema’a/Sanga LGAs (N815m), Kwoi-Dura-Ankung-Taimen-Indofa in Jaba LGA (N669.6m), Kagoro-Manchok-Mabushi in Kaura/Zangon Kataf LGAs (N2.3bn), Zonkwa-Yarvbam in Zangon Kataf LGA (N90.5m), Gidan Mana township in Kachia LGA (N127.5m), Ungwan Idi-Kusheka in Kauru LGA (N170m), Gantang-Bahago in Kachia LGA (N176m), Tum-Madakiya in Zangon Kataf/Kaura LGAs (N55.5m), Kagoma township in Jema’a LGA (N606.7m) and Maraba Idda-Bwari in Kagarko LGA (N438.6m).
