The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for allocating N37bn for the ongoing Kano–Gwarzo–Dayi Road project in this year’s budget.
Senator Barau, who represents Kano North Senatorial District, made the commendation while responding to a motion by Senator Kamorudeen Olalere (Accord Party, Osun) on the reconstruction of the Ibadan, Ikire, Ife to Ilesha road, spanning several states in the South West, said the President’s road projects cut across the country.
A statement signed by Ismail Mudashir, special adviser to the Deputy Senate President on Media and Publicity recalled that the Federal Government had, on June 11, 2021, flagged off the construction of the dual carriageway from Kano to Dayi town in Katsina State.
The single-lane Kano–Gwarzo–Dayi road, spanning about 100 kilometres, is being reconstructed into a dual carriageway to ease transportation within the axis and facilitate the movement of farm produce from rural areas to markets across neighbouring states.
The Deputy President of the Senate, who travelled through the Abuja/Kaduna road recently, also expressed satisfaction over the pace of work on the road.
” Senator Olalere is not of the APC, he belongs to the opposition, but he has come out to commend the president for what he’s doing for the people of Osun, Oyo and Ekiti states. I think others should take a cue from this.
” The president is doing well, even in my own side of the country, there is a road from Kano to Dayi. Recently, N37bn has been provided to continue the work on that road, despite the paucity of funds being faced globally.
” We commend Mr President for that and also the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road is also being constructed round the clock. Of course, the Lagos-Calabar road is ongoing, and so are many other roads.
“So the president is doing very well and we commend him for the good work he’s doing in constructing roads all over the country. So we have a full commendation and gratitude to Mr President,” he said.