L-R His Excellency Dr. Dauda Lawal Executive Governor Of Zamfara State, Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry Of Works And Housing And Engr, Folorunso B. Esan Director Highways Construction And Rehabilitation. During A Courtesy Visit to the Perm.Sec. FMWH
By Perpetua Onuegbu
The Permanent Secretary , Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMWH) , Mr Mahmuda Mamman has assured states of the Ministry’s willingness to partner and collaborate with them to impact on the people.
According to a statement signed by Mrs Blessing Lere -Adams, Director, Information, FMWH, Mamman made this assurance while hosting the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Dauda Lawal in Abuja over the weekend.
The Permanent Secretary said the ministry was willing to collaborate and partner with states in order to make life more meaningful for all Nigerians not necessarily only the people of Zamfara state.
He said the ministry was there to serve the interest of the country.
Mamman told the governor that the ministry and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA ) would work out a plan to be used as intervention strategy on the Funtua–Gusau Road.
“We are touching lives in so many ways and we really want to touch the lives of Nigerians especially the people plying that axis.”
The Permanent Secretary told Mr Folorunsho Esan to mobilise and put necessary machinery in place to ensure that work started from both ends of Funtua –Gusau Roads in the shortest possible time.
Earlier, the Governor, while thanking the perm. sec said he was there to seek for partnership with FMWH in different areas of concern.
“I am aware of what the ministry is dong, in touching the lives of the people across the country, l am also aware that the contract for the dualisation of Funtua -Gusau Road has been signed by the ministry .
“We are in the ministry for two reasons , first to seek for the support of the ministry to ensure that the contract startes from the Gusau end of the road.
“And to also draw the attention of the ministry and FERMA to the bad portions of the Gusau –Funtua road.
“So that it could be fixed before the major work starts for easy movement as the road is in a very bad shape,” Lawal said.
Responding to the Governors request , Esan assured him that Contractors were only waiting for moblilisation advance and as soon as that was done they would start work adding that funding would not be a challenge.
Esan further disclosed that in 2020 Special intevention projects were signed for Zamfara roads and most of them have been completed .
“In 2023 we have planned special intervention projects for Zamfara roads as well to make life easy for the people”. (NAN)