Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has flagged-off the construction of an 18km road to link Gwantu, the headquarters of Sanga local government area with Kafanchan in Jema’a local government area of the state.
Kaduna State government said the road which is linking two major local local government areas in the Southern part of Kaduna State, through Kiban to Godogodo, is entirely new road designed to reduce travel time between the two LGAs, whose existing road through Fadan Karshi-Gidan Waya is 62 kilometres.
Flagging-off the project, Governor Sani said the new Sanga-Jema’a Road, is one of the rural transformation projects of his administration aimed at revitalising the rural economy and bridging the developmental gap between the rural and urban areas of the state.
The governor said his administration was committed to fulfilling its promise on rural development through massive infrastructural upgrade.
“Ladies and gentlemen, this road project, which is just one in the series of investments to be made in rural infrastructure in the state, is strategic, such that it links two local government areas of Sanga and Jema’a.
“Upon completion, the road will not only facilitate movement of people, it will also enhance transportation of agricultural produce from farms to markets, reduce post-harvest losses often encountered by our farmers, increase agricultural production, facilitate access to education and health facilities, reduce poverty, revitalize the economies of these LGAs and permanently transform the standard of living of our people and also reduce travel time,” he said.
The governor assured that his administration would ensure even development of every section of Kaduna State.
In his welcome address, commissioner for Public Works and Infrastructure, Arc. Ibrahim Hamza said, the project is a prayer answered by Almighty God at this time in the lives of people of Sanga and jema’a local government areas, as the project has been yearned for decades.
