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Roads
By Aminu Ahmed Garko
Sokoto, Sept. 21, 2016 (NAN) The Sokoto State Government said it spent over N 1.1 billion to construct various township roads in Sokoto.
Alhaji Dahiru Abbas, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Housing, disclosed this at a ministerial news conference in Sokoto.
He said about N 47 million was spent on the construction of a round about at Gidan Dare junction.
He explained that about N48 million was spent to rehabilitate Mangoro Road in the town while the rehabilitation of Sani Dingyadi Road cost N28 million.
He said government also spent over N577 million to rehabilite Tangaza-Gudu Road.
He said government embarked on the projects because of their significance to socioeconomic and political growth of the state. ( NAN)
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Edited by Idris Abdulrahman