Ministry assures states of partnership, collaboration to impact on the people

AKOR SYLVESTER-Abuja

The Permanent Secretary , Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mahmuda Mamman has assured states of the Ministry’s  willingness to partner and collaborate with them.

He made the disclosure while hosting the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal in the Ministry’s Headquarters office in Abuja over the weekend.

The Permanent Secretary said ‘’ The Ministry is willing to collaborate and partner with states in order to make life more meaningful for all Nigerians not necessarily  the people of Zamfara state because we are here to serve the interest of the country and we are also  ready to do that, Your Excellency.”

While responding to the request of the Governor , he said ,  the ministry and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA ) will work out a plan to be used as intervention strategy on the Funtua–Gusau Road  he assured.

Mamman also  assert that , “We are touching lives in so many ways and we really want to touch the lives of Nigerians especially the people plying that axis”

He has also instructed , the Director , Highways and Reconstruction Engr Folorunsho Esan of the Ministry   to mobilize and put  necessary machinery in place to ensure that work starts from both ends of Funtua –Gusau Roads in the  shortest possible time.

The Governor, earlier in his  remarks, thanked the Permanent Secretary for granting his  request despite the short notice  , he said “the reason we are here today is to seek for partnership with FMW&H  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 dualization  of  Funtua -Gusau  Road has been  signed by the Ministry .

Governor Lawal said  that they were 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

Commenting on the Governors request , Esan said ” Contractors are only waiting for mobliliszation advance and as soon as that is done, funding will not be a challenge contractors  can start from both ends of the road , there shall be no fear from whatever location  they start from, either from  Gusau or not ”

Director, Highways Construction and Rehabilitation also said that , in 2020 Special  intevention projects were signed for Zamfara roads and most of them have been completed .

The statement signed by the Director of press and public relations,  Blessing Lere-Adams said ” In 2023 we have planned special intervention projects for  Zamfara roads  as well to make life easy for the people”