Insurgency: Borno govt. to construct street gates in Maiduguri

Borno State government says it
plans to construct street gates in strategic
areas of Maiduguri, the state capital, to
consolidate the return of peace to the
metropolis. Gov. Kashim Shettim stated this while receiving
members of the Borno Welders Association
who paid him a courtesy visit at the
Government House, Maiduguri. Shettima pointed out that the project would
commence in Gwange Ward as a pilot
scheme,and later extended to other parts of
the metropolis. “Gwange has been selected for the take off of
the project as part of the pilot scheme; we plan
to erect eight gates to cover all the eight
access roads in the area. “Depending on the success of the project, we
hope to extend it to other areas, like Kumshe,
Mafoni and other parts of the city.” Shettima said that government would award
contract for the project to members of the
association, with a view to empowering them. “We are also working on plans to award
contract for the supply of 1000 school beds to
members of the association as part of
government contribution towards creating jobs
for the people. “We believe that the best way to tackle
poverty, is to create jobs for the teeming
unemployed youths in our society,” he said. The chairman of the association, Mallam
Ibrahim Idris, thanked the governor for the
reception accorded them and assured of their
supports towards developing the state. (NAN)