—- Embarks on Project Inspection Visits, Commends Contractors
By Sagiru Ado Abubakar
As part of its renewed effort to ensure transparency, accountability and good governance in public projects and public procurement in the Kano state, the Honorable Commissioner, Ministry for Procurement Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Kano state, Ibrahim Ali Namadi Dala, has on Monday, 24th June, 2024 embarked on site inspection tour to assess the progress of the ongoing projects in Kano state. The visitation was the first phase among the series of the site inspection tours planned to be conducted by the Honorable Commissioner.
The first phase of the inspection tour comprised the construction of Kano state Hall of Fame, Sule Bello Block, Gidan Dan Hausa, 2.4-kilometer road construction at Yan Awaki to Limawa Junction, Unguwa uku, Female Hostels at College of Nursing Sciences, Madobi Campus, theatre of 500 capacity in Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, and construction of Kofar Waika-Dabai-Yan Kuje Road.
The Honorable Commissioner said that he was proud to see that his government, the government of the mercies is doing all these jobs. He applauded the effort of His Excellency Executive Governor of Kano State Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf for delivering projects promised to the people of Kano state. He stated that Unguwar Dabai, Limawa and Unguwa Uku people are not sleeping with their two eyes because of the dust and flood in rainy season due to the lack of roads. While construction of the female hotels at College of Nursing Sciences, Madobi Campus and the theatre of 500 capacity in Yusuf Maitama Sule University were abandoned for eight years by the previous administration after Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso left office in 2015. God in His Mercy, the elected governor of Kano state, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf promised to continue with the projects.
“Since I assumed office, those projects were the first projects I visited. After which I sent a report to his Excellency, Executive Governor of Kano state, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf seeking for consideration. Now I am happy to see that those projects reached completion”, he said.
The Honorable Commissioner expressed his satisfaction with quality, standard, progress achieved and on what he has seen on ground at the construction sites. He commended the contractors for doing job well done. He then cautioned them to deliver within the stipulated time according to the plan.
The commissioner was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary Engr. Garba Adamu, Director Admin and General services, Bashir Ado Gaya, and directors from civil and building engineering infrastructure departments.
