By Muhd A Haidar-DUTSE
Governor Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa state has approved for the award of various developmental projects worth over N10billion.
The contracts were awarded under the ministries of education, health, and works.
Briefing Newsmen shortly after the 20th executive council meeting at the government house Dutse, Commissioner of information, youths, sport and culture, Bala Ibrahim Mamser said projects include a 5.5km from Koko to Fayam-Fayam at the cost of N740,905,000, the dualization of Fanisau to unity Pentagon which is about 11.5km at the contract sum of 6.7billion Naira.
The Governor according to Bala Mamser has equally approved the construction of the road network at Jigawa College of Remedial Science (JICOROS), which is about 3km at the cost of N669,857,639.
The state council approved the release of the sum of N117,357,174 to the Islamic Education Bureau for the construction of classroom blocks in some Arabic secondary schools across the state.
The council has as well approved the renovation of 10 number of Nomadic schools which include Gofawa, Maikantu, Gardoisa, Durina, Jadade, Bagamudu and five others at the cost of N29,766,506.
Governor Badaru also approved the construction of additional hostels and mechanical and electrical installation at the cost of 424,899,097, construction of road network and staff quarters at the Hadejia Specialists hospital at the cost of N690,444,421 and N455,983,409 respectively.
Other projects awarded include wall fencing in some schools and hospitals, construction of additional classroom blocks, procurement of workshop consumables in all science schools and laboratory equipments.