SHETTIMA RESUMES CONSTRUCTION OF ABANDONED ROADS, DRAINAGE NETWORKS IN SOUTHERN BORNO
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has said that with relative peace and the degrading of remnants of Boko Haram sect by the military troops, his administration has resumed work for the construction of abandoned roads and drainage networks in Biu Local Government Area and other communities in Southern Senatorial District of the state.
He said the ongoing projects for rehabilitation of township roads in Biu and the construction of 40 kilometre Miringa- Gunda road and bridges that was abandoned due to insecurity will be completed before the end of first quarter of 2017.
The Governor stated this when he paid courtesy visit to the Emir of Biu at his Palace, Alhaji Mai Umar Mustapha Aliyu.
Represented by the Commissioner for Works and Transport, Hon. Adamu Lawan, he said the weeklong official engagement in the area, is to inspect the commencement of ongoing roads and drainage projects to ensure that quality work is not compromised.
His words: " We are in your domain to spend at least a week to inspect projects being executed by the Borno State Government though Borno Road Maintenance Agency (BORMA).
"As you are aware that this government had embarked on massive projects in your area, but due to activities of Boko Haram, the roads and drainages as well as other meaningful projects were at a point abandoned. Now that peace has returned, we have no option than to see to their completion.
" We have visited the newly acquired Quarry Plant near Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area, and the decision by government to acquire this plant became necessary, as it will reduce cost of construction of roads by 50%. We have been to the 40KM Miringa- Gunda and other road projects that were earlier abandoned and very soon we will mobilize our people back to site for speedy completion". The Commissioner said.
While thanking governor Shettima and the Commissioner for the visit and resumption of work on the abandoned projects in his domain, the Emir, Mai Aliyu said, Biu Emirate deserve full attention of the present administration in providing dividends of democracy and infrastructural development, in view of its economic potentials.
The Emir also called on the State Government to intensify efforts in controlling the increasing cases of gully erosion and other ecological hazards threatening settlements, infrastructures and other sources of livelihood in his domain.
He insisted that, unless urgent measures were taken, the natural hazards would jeopardize the current effort of government in the zone, adding that, there is need for careful soil analysis before execution of any project.