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Jan
28
2020
Honourable Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Raji Fashola in the middle , front roll , in white face cap during the inspection tour

Borrowing To Be Invested In Infrastructure Development-Fashola

The Honourable Minister of Works and Housing,  Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN has said that  Federal Government's borrowing  would be invested in the development of the nation's infrastructure.

Fashola disclosed this during his inspection tour of Highway projects in Niger State.

The projects the Minister inspected were: the dualization of Suleja-Minna Phase I and phase II, the reconstruction of Bida-Lapai-Lambata road, the construction of Agaie-Katcha-Barro road, dualization of Jebba-Mokwa-Bokani road and rehabilitation of New Bussa-Kaiama road.
Speaking during the inspection, he explained that borrowing invested on infrastructure would create jobs and help the country achieve self- sustaining economy.

He said, "a nation 's wealth is measured by its infrastructure. " According to him: " the concern of Nigerians on government borrowing is legitimate, but borrowing should be weighed with the problem they are used to solve", he said.

He said that, "people need infrastructure if they can see that the money borrowed is used to deliver critical infrastructure, then their queries can be assuaged."

Each of the road projects inspected has the capacity to employ over a thousand workforce. This would help the Federal Government's drive in creating jobs for its teaming unemployment youths.According to the Project Manager of Salini Nigeria Limited the company handling the dualization of the Suleja-Mina road, Mr. Paolo Canpanella said that his company has over 300 staff in their payroll and that they are committed to completing the road on or before the completion date of January 2023.

The dualization of Jebba-Mokwa-Bakani road in Niger State will ease transportation of agricultural produce, reduce the pressure on existing single-carriage road facilities, reduce travel time and ultimately reduce vehicle operating costs.

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