Niger Gov Flags Off Construction of Roads in Kontagora

Laleye Dipo in Minna

In what could be described as Sallah gifts for the people of Kontagora town and its environs, the Niger State Government has commenced the construction of 110 kilometres of roads in the area.

The road projects include the 90 kilometre Rijau -Kontagora federal road abandoned for more than a decade which has now been taken over by the state government.

The construction of the roads was awarded to two construction firms for fast delivery of the projects.

The state Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, according to his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, flagged off the construction last Tuesday evening with a directive to the construction firms not only to do quality jobs but to deliver within the stipulated time.

Ibrahim quoted Governor Bago as saying that the Kontagora-Rijau road reconstruction is to be carried out by Triacta Nigeria Limited while the Western and Eastern bypass Ring-Roads are to be constructed by Brosini Nigeria Limited.

Bago, according to the statement issued by his (CPS), disclosed that his government has so far embarked on the construction of 1,000km of roads across the state out of which 400km are federal roads.

He said the reconstruction of the Kontagora-Rijau road has been approved by the federal government  because it is a trunk ‘A’ road, adding that the federal government has also given a nod to the state for the reconstruction of the 41km dualisation of the Kakkaki-Minna road and 91km Rofia-Borgu roads which are all federal roads.