Sokoto state government has
signed an agreement with the World Bank for the construction of 500km rural
roads across the state.
This was disclosed by the
state commissioner of finance, Malam Saidu Umar, in a statement issued to
reporters in Sokoto Monday.
“The agreement
covers different locations spread across the three senatorial zones of Sokoto
State.
“We have
kept to our part of the bargain by releasing our counterpart fund. We’re
awaiting the arrival of the team from the World Bank to finalise other details
of the agreement.
“We hope to
identify the roads together with their team and agree on the time-frame for
execution,” the statement added.
The
commissioner said the Aminu Waziri Tambuwal administration decided to key into
the World Bank’s Rural Access Mobility Project (RAMP) so as to improve
transport conditions, by opening up rural areas in all parts of the state.
He added
that one of the cardinal objectives of the present administration is to provide
projects and services that would stand the test of time.
“We hope to
see to the execution of the project as soon as possible,” he added.
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