Kebbi will derive economic benefits from hosting National Council on Works meeting, says Director
Conference
By Shuaibu Tatu
Birnin Kebbi, Aug. 7, 2018 (NAN) Dr Famous Esbuwo, the Director of Planning in the Federal Ministry of Works, says Kebbi will derive political and economic benefits from hosting the forthcoming National Council on Works Conference, slated for Aug. 13 to Aug. 17, in Birnin Kebbi.
Esbuwo told nesmen in Birnin Kebbi that the event to be chaired by the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, will bring together policy makers and key stakeholders in the provision of infrastructure from across the country.
“No state has hosted this event in vein, this Conference of Council of Works comes with political and economic advantages. It is going to provide windows of opportunities for the state to showcase what they can provide.
“I am very sure that this administration in Kebbi has a lot to showcase in the area of infrastructure development, it is also going to give it an opportunity to communicate with the Federal Government in the areas of roads construction that are pending or going on across the state,” the director said.
Esbuwo explained that the five-day event would attract all Commissioners and Directors of Work from the 36 states and Abuja, as well as construction companies engaged in series of works in the country.
“Everywhere you go, Nigerians are talking about infrastructure of roads and others, and this conference of highest policy makers on issues related to infrastructure, will thoroughly discuss that,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conference has as its theme, `Ensuring Value for money in highways development.'(NAN)
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