FG Approves N10bn For Irrigation Projects

The federal Government had approved N10 billion for the completion of ongoing dam and irrigation projects in Jigawa.

The Vice President, Architect Namadi Sambo made this known Saturday at the North West Zonal Executive Committee meeting of the PDP in Kaduna.

Sambo said that the money was approved for the completion of Awyu Irrigation Project in Jigawa, while various irrigation projects were planned for 2012, 2013 and 2014.

He stressed that  the Federal Government would transform agricultural production in the country through aggressive irrigation projects, as part of its poverty-eradication strategies.

Besides, the vice-president said that the government would invest in cotton production so as to revive the ailing textile industries in the country.

Sambo stressed that the government’s plan to overhaul the country’s railway system was to facilitate the transportation of people and goods, adding that the rehabilitation of the railway infrastructure from Lagos to Kano would soon be completed.

He also said that contracts for the rehabilitation of the railway tracks from Zaria to Kaura Namoda had been awarded, while the contractors had been duly mobilised.

Sambo reiterated the government’s commitment towards improving the education sector, saying that it had approved the establishment of new universities in Katsina, Jigawa and Kebbi states.

Also speaking, the PDP Zonal Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Kazaure, urged party members to remain committed, while working toward the attainment of national goals.

The governors of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi states attended the meeting, while the deputy governors of Jigawa and Sokoto states were also in attendance.