Sokoto State Govt. approves N246m for construction of 39 boreholes
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Boreholes
By Aminu Ahmed Garko
Sokoto Oct. 14, 2016 (NAN) The Sokoto State Executive Council on Friday approved the construction of 39 additional boreholes across the state at the cost N246 million, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The State’s Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Arzika Tureta, disclosed this at a news briefing on the outcome of the weekly executive council meeting in Sokoto.
He said that the project was aimed at boosting water supply for both human and animal consumption.
The commissioner explained that already 30 per cent down payment had been made to the contractor by the state government.
Tureta appealed to residents to always report broken down boreholes and pipes for prompt repairs. (NAN)
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Edited by Tola Okinbaloye /Felix Ajide
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