The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended Sokoto state Governor Ahmed Aliyu for the construction of several road projects in the state, stating that it will be difficult to take a roll call of them all.
Chairman of the party, Alhaji Isa Sadiq, made the commendation at a news conference in Sokoto while presenting the governor’s scorecard since his assumption of office.
Sadiq said the governor has also completed abandoned projects initiated by the immediate past administration, notably the Rijiya flyover bridge, the only major project initiated by the immediate past adminstration.
He listed the network of roads constructed to include the roads at Sahara area, Gawon-Nama area and Ramen-Kura around the Abattoir.
Others are the network of roads at new Arkilla, Mabera as well as the Tudunwada Area, where about 48 roads are currently under construction.
Others are roads at Koko Road area, around Saint Paul Primary School, J Allen area, as well as Zamfara, Zungeru and Shinkafi roads near the Government House.
He said the governor had also embarked on the construction and remodeling of roundabouts in Sokoto metropolis.
In the housing sector, Sadiq said the difference between Governor Aliyu and his predecessor is clear for all to see.
He alleged that the immediate past administration sold off all government houses and could not account for the money, saying that Governor Aliyu was now building a total of 1,136 houses.
According to him, the houses are made up of 500 units at Gidan Salanke, 500 at Wajake in Wamakko Local Government, and 136 housing units purchased from the Federal Housing Authority.
He said the state government, in addition to the houses , has installed solar street lights along all the streets in the state capital.
This, he noted was positively impacting on the social and economic lives of the citizens, adding that people now carry out their businesses even at night.
(Editor: Oloyede Oworu)
