MINISTER of State for Regional Development, Uba Ahmadu, has lauded the North East Development Commission (NEDC) 250-bed capacity hostel, among other interventions on critical projects in the region.
The minister made the commendation on Monday during his two-day working tour to facilities executed by the NEDC in Borno, at the hostel with a laundry and a canteen, currently under construction at Mohammed Lawan College of Agric, Maiduguri.
Ahmadu, who was taken round by the Provost of the College and the Supervising Engineer, however, commended the pace at which the work was going on and assured his ministry’s support.
The minister also visited Moro Moro bridge, which was one of the facilities that collapsed during the Sept. 10 2024, Maiduguri flood disaster and is currently undergoing reconstruction through the commission’s intervention initiative.
Mr Kori Shettima, the supervising engineer of the project, expressed happiness for the NEDC’s intervention, saying the bridge was very strategic for the development of Nigeria’s economy because of its connectivity to Gomboru International cattle Market and other parts of Maiduguri.
At the second bridge, which was submerged during the Sept. 20, 2024 flood disaster, Ahmadu also expressed appreciation over the level of work on the bridge, which was also being executed through the NEDC’s intervention.
He also announced his Ministry’s readiness to deploy all the required resources to ensure that all the projects being handled by the commission across the six North-eastern states were completed as scheduled.
The minister stated that President Bola Tinubu has Borno and the entire North-east at heart, adding that his visit was a clear demonstration of the present administration’s interest in the region. (NAN)
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