Adamawa Approves N30b For Road Projects, Scholarships, Others

Today, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri presided implicit the 15th gathering of the Adamawa State Executive Council, wherever the assembly approved funds amounting to implicit N30 cardinal for large infrastructure, education, broadcasting, roadworthy construction, and quality superior development.

Briefing journalists aft the SEC meeting, Commissioner for Information and Strategy James Iliya said the approvals see N21.8 cardinal for further works connected the Adamawa Super Highway from Welcome to Yola done Rumde Kila to AA Lawal Junction and N2.4 cardinal for the operation of interior roads astatine the Army Barracks.

N184.2 cardinal was besides approved for rehabilitating workplace complexes and installing caller FM and AM transmitters astatine Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation, Yola, and Mbamba booster stations.

In the acquisition sector, the assembly endorsed N4.5 cardinal for overseas scholarships for 100 postgraduate students, and N395 cardinal for the acquisition of assorted subject textbooks for inferior and elder secondary schools crossed the state.

Other approvals see N1.6 cardinal for rehabilitating the NYSC predisposition campy gate, Borong roadworthy successful Girei/Demsa axis, and constructing a modern Adamawa State Amusement Park successful Yola North to boost recreation and tourism.

Commissioner Iliya explained that these projects bespeak the government’s committedness to balanced development, covering infrastructure, education, younker empowerment, and information welfare.