BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto
Barrister Muhammad Bello Goronyo, the State Minister for Works has reassured that President Bola Ahmed Tinunu has uncommon love and passion for the wellbeing of Nigerians.
Goronyo, who stated this in Sokoto, also affirmed that the President is doing much hence deserve a second term to consolidate on the numerous developmental initiatives of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
While noting that aside being a very committed patriot, the President is also down to earth and listens to the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians, Goronyo admonished Nigerians to give the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu all the needed support to enable continue delivering the good governance, he has started.
“”President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must be commended for the loud initiative of engaging every stakeholder in the business of making Nigeria great once again. This has gone a long way to show that his government is a serious one and it’s truly a government of people. A government that listens to the yearnings and aspirations of the people.
“”This is the government that came with a renewed hope agenda, and the renewed hope agenda is all about putting smiles on the faces of Nigerians. You have seen it all in so many areas such as the rule of law, fighting insecurity, fighting corruption , promotion of economic growth, inclusivity, access to capital, improvement of infrastructure as seen in many gigantic projects. Especially, in the area of roads where we have four coastal highways like Illela -Sokoto-Lagos- Badagry which is almost 1058 kilometers, the Calabar coastal highways which is 758 kilometers, the trans-sahara route that is linking Akwanga, Jos, Bauchi up to Gombe””.
Drawing reference from the numerous ongoing projects of the President in less than two years, the Minister said, “”I am soliciting that all Nigerians should support Mr President so that when he is coming 2027 what will remain is to consolidate on our gains and move forward.
“‘Nigerians should be proud to have a President like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinibu who is a patriot, a passionate leader, a man who has committed himself to the service of the nation and doing it to best of his ability””.
According to the Minister, President Tinubu inherited over 36,000 kilometers of roads on assumption of office with some of the roads in delabatated condition because they are ashfat and constructed over years ago.
Noting that, ashfat roads can not last more than 15 years before it gets exhausted, the Minister said, President Tinubu
reawarded the contract for the reconstruction of Kaduna-Abuja-kano expressed way which will be completed within 14 months and a 30 percent mobilisations fee paid to the contractor.
This expressway is going to be on a rigid concrete which is going to last not less than 50 years or above, even though it is costlier, Mr president choose that project should be on concrete because he wants the best for Nigeria.
‘””And above that, we have seen the reconstruction of Sokoto -Gusau- Zaria which is also going to be on concrete and the job has started.
“”Last month, I went round with some of your media team, from Sokoto to Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna just to show the sincerity of Mr President to Nigerians that no project which he started will be abandoned””, Minister Goronyo enthused.
