Over 55% of Kano government’s 1,557 projects completed, says commissioner

The Kano State Government says it has completed 867 of the 1,557 projects undertaken by the administration of Governor Abba Yusuf since its inception

The Commissioner for Public Procurement, Projects Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Nura Maaji, disclosed this at a media briefing in Kano on Sunday.

Maaji said the completed projects represented 55.68 per cent of the total projects, while about 42 per cent remained ongoing.

According to him, the projects have a cumulative contract value of N996.29 billion, with N695.20 billion approved through Notices of No Objection and N444.75 billion in payment certificates vetted by the ministry.

He said the projects covered urban infrastructure, rural development, mass housing, roads, bridges, healthcare, education, traffic management and other public infrastructure across the state.

The commissioner said the eight metropolitan Local Government Areas accounted for 598 projects valued at N299.36 billion, representing 30.01 per cent of the total contract value.

He added that the 36 rural LGAs accounted for 653 projects valued at N287.90 billion, representing 28.90 per cent of the total contract value.

According to Maaji, cross-cutting projects covering more than one LGA were valued at N159.50 billion, while statewide and other interventions were valued at N249.54 billion.

He listed some major projects as the approximately N113.19 billion mass housing scheme at Rijiyar Gwangwan in Dawakin Kudu, N24.77 billion Katsina Road expansion in Fagge and Dala LGAs and the N21.90 billion Modern Cities infrastructure programme.

Others include the N27.74 billion Madobi-Yako-Kafin Maiyaki-Kiru Road intervention and the N22 billion Rural Model City Project covering the 36 rural LGAs.

Maaji, however, said the Dawakin Kudu Mass Housing Project and the Rural Model City Housing Project were among the high-value projects still awaiting relevant due process procedures.

On financial oversight, he said N444.75 billion in payment certificates had been vetted, representing 44.64 per cent of the cumulative contract value and about 63.97 per cent of the N695.20 billion approved through Notices of No Objection.

He said the ministry would continue to monitor project implementation, address bottlenecks and strengthen certification processes to ensure value for money.

The commissioner reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to ensuring that government projects were properly monitored and delivered in accordance with approved standards.