Kwara's N350 Billion Road Project Will Create Business Opportunities, Says Speaker

Date: 2024-03-10

The Kwara State House of Assembly speaker, Yakubu Salihu, says the construction of the 130–kilometer Bode Saadu-Kaiama-Kosubosu road will enhance business opportunities between Kwara and neighboring states upon completion.

Mr Salihu described the N350 billion road project as a major breakthrough for the people of Kwara North, who have been yearning for a road that would link the five local government areas in the senatorial district.

The speaker, inspecting the road on Sunday with some stakeholders, also commended former President Muhammadu Buhari, President Bola Tinubu, and Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for facilitating the project through tax credit.

The federal government funded the road project through BUA Group of Companies under the Tax Credit Scheme in Executive Order 7, which Mr Buhari issued while in office.

The speaker explained that before now, the tax credit was alien to Kwara, stressing that Mr Abdulrazaq lobbied the federal government to get the road awarded to BUA Group.

He said farmers from Kwara North, which is reputed as the state's food basket, have been having difficulties transporting their farm produce to urban areas due to the poor road network.

“When completed, the road will, among other benefits, serve as a unifying factor for the five local government areas in the northern part of the state.

“These are Baruten, Edu, Moro, Kaiama, and Patigi. It will ensure the transportation of goods and services, especially agricultural farm produce, to other parts of the state and across the country as a whole.

“This will also ensure that our farm produce get to the market on time and ultimately crash soaring food prices,” the speaker said.

Former deputy speaker of the state assembly, Matthew Okedare and two members of the House, Abdullahi Danbaba (Kaiama, Kemanji, Wajibe Constituency) and Madinat AbdulRaheem (Lanwa/Ejidongari Constituency), also spoke during the tour.

They spoke on the economic benefit of the roads and applauded Messrs Tinubu and Abdulrazaq for the infrastructural development.

When completed, the road project will link Bode Saadu-Kaiama-Kosubosu, Bacita-Shonga-Lafiagi, Eiyenkorin-Afon-Offa-Odo-Otin, and Okuta-Bukuro Road, as well as the Republic of Benin.

(NAN)

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     HYPPADEC     IDPU     Kulende     Baba Idris     Wahab Isa     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Kwara Volleyball Association     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Transition Implementation Committee     Emir Of Yashikira     Isapa     Sardauna     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     NTA Ilorin     Garment Factory     Olatunji Ibrahim     Gamji Members Association     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Ilorin General Hospital     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Marafan Shonga     Alabe     BECE     Saliu Alamoyo     Hakeem Lawal     Ope Saraki     Umar Adelodun     Sidikat Alaya     Vasolar Consultoria     Aliyu Salihu     National Party Of Nigeria     Lawal Jimoh     Abubakar Atiku     Abegunde Goke     Tunde Kazeem     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Muhammed Abdullahi     Halidu Danbaba     Bio Ibrahim     Sarakite     NITDA     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Funmilayo Oniwa     Kwara State Television     Hauwa Nuru     Yusuf Badmus     Aremu Odolaye     Amasa     Shuaib Jawondo     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Memunat Monsuma     Pakata     Bayo Onimago     Mohammed Abdulahi     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     ITP     Otuka     Saka Adeyemo     Kwara Basketball Association     Kale Ayo     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Suleiman Idris     Shehu Adaramaja     Folashade Omoniyi     Owode Market     Amos Sayo     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Oba Of Jebba     Ubandoma     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Abubakar Abdulraheem    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Fareedah Dankaka     Baba Idris     Simeon Ajibola     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Abubakar Imam     Ojuekun     Yusuf Abubakar     TESCOM 2025     Kabir Shagaya     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     JAAC     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Valsolar Consortium     Isa Aremu     Haleeman Salman     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Kumbi Titilope     Alfa Belgore     Hamza Usman     Basit Olatunji     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Bank Of Industry     Tunde Oyawoye     Ogidi-Oloje     Toyin Abdullahi     JUSUN     Ubandawaki     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Isiaka Danmeromu     COEASU     Balogun Ajikobi     Imam Gambari     Lola Ashiru     Okin High School     New Naira Notes     All Peoples Party     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Ridwan Agboola     Pakata Development Association     Kwara 2019     Olabanji Orilonishe     Durosinlohun Atiku     Ilorin West     Ilorin Airport     Ayo Adeyemi     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Tunji Folami     Dan-Kazeem     Clara Nwachukwu     Bolakale Saka     Universal Basic Education Commission     Mahee Abdulkadir     AbdulRauf Keji     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Mumeen Lah     Baba Issa     Photo News     Mustapha Olanipekun     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     United Nigeria Congress Party     Ahmad Uthman     Saheed Alakoso     Awoye     Salihu Ajia     Oke Sunna     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Adijat Adebiyi     Earlyon Technologies     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Shonga Farm Project     Omotosho     Babs Iwarere     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir