By Lawal Gwanda
The Media Team from the Katsina State Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has appreciated the commitments demonstrated by Dandume, Faskari Demonstrate local government councils on the execution of phase 2 projects.
.The team inspected total renovation of Dandume Primary Healthcare Centre, total renovation of construction of Islamiyya School at Layin Jakai in Dandume Town, 600 Metre drainage at Layin Alhaji Buhari and provision of electricity at Unguwar Alhaji Buhari where 60 poles already put in place.
The team was led by AbdulRahman Sama’ila, the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry.
The chairman of the local government, Alhaji AbdulBasiru Musa explained that the projects are being executed subject to consultations with the local communities saying the phase 2 projects are being executed with the 50% of the funds released to him by the Ministry and assured collecting the remaining 50% of the funds allocated to the LGA in due course.
He registered satisfaction on the action taken by the state Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs under Professor Badamasi Lawal for closely monitoring and assessing the level of projects being executed by LGAs before releasing the remaining 50% balance of the total funds allocated to them.
Some Health personnel Muhammad Junaid, Abdullahi Adamu and Hamza Lawal Dandume applauded the efforts of the Chairman for his consideration to health sector by renovating the PHC, as according to them, for over 15 years the health facility has never been considered for renovation until now.
They expressed appreciation for the quality of work being carried out by the contractor and urged other LG chairmen to follow the footsteps of Alhaji AbdulBasiru Musa on health sector.
Similarly at Faskari local government area, the Media Team inspected a Constituency Project being executed by Member representing Faskari LGA in the State House of Assembly out of the LGA funds which is an ongoing
construction of rural feeder road from Kwanar Gardawa to Kadirawa Village.
Other projects embarked upon by the council inspected by the team include completed wall fencing of the Local Government Secretariat and total renovation of Works Department structure as well as rehabilitation of Women Centre in Faskari town.
The Media Team was also conducted round by the Director Works of the local council a land which was compensated for the extension of Command Secondary School in Faskari, construction of two 350m drainages each at Sabon Gari ‘Yankara Town and along Ruwan Godiya road in Sheme town.
The Head of Works of the local government, on behalf of the Chairman Alhaji Bala Ado after narrating the number of first tranche projects executed and the ongoing in the second tranche, reassured people of the area of the commitment of the current local administration in bringing up more projects in the area for the betterment of the area.
One of the beneficiaries of such projects, Mai Unguwa Alhaji Labaran expressed appreciation and prayed for the leaders to continue executing viable projects for the benefit of the common man.
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