Governor Dauda Lawal will commission more than 70 completed projects across Zamfara State to mark his administration’s commitment to development and service delivery.
The state government announced this in a statement released yesterday.
It said the commissioning marked the 30th anniversary of Zamfara State’s creation.
The Sub-Committee on Projects Identification and Commissioning of the 30th Anniversary Planning Committee identified the projects it said.
The projects lined up for commissioning include hospital projects namely the rehabilitation of General Hospitals in Gummi Kasuwar Daji (Kaura Namoda) and Shinkafi.
They also include constructing and equipping the General Hospital in Talata Mafara and rehabilitating the Women and Children Hospital in Kaura Namoda including staff quarters.
The Drugs and Medical Consumables Agency administrative blocks have been remodelled and furnished.
On education the projects cover renovating the Smart School Gusau; constructing a Safe School in Anka; rehabilitating Government Secondary School Maru; and rehabilitating Government Science Secondary School Gusau including an access road and staff quarters.
The College of Education Maru has hostels and a college clinic; Abdu-Gusau Polytechnic Talata Mafara has hostels; and the State University Talata Mafara has a Faculty of Education a college clinic and a store.
Others include classroom and office blocks at Federal University Gusau; an administrative block and rehabilitated classrooms at ZACAS Gusau.
On infrastructure the Fanna Bridge has a 300-metre surfaced approach road and the Magami link road; Phase 1 of the Ultra-Modern Market Gusau has 165 shops; 25 bus stops span the Gusau metropolis; and the J.B. Yakubu Secretariat Complex has parking spaces.
Under sports recreation and culture the projects include upgrading Sardauna Memorial Stadium Gusau; rehabilitating the Gusau Amusement Park; constructing the Gada-Biyu Roundabout monument sculpture; building a small city garden in Gusau; and renovating the Sambo Dan Ashafa Juma’ah Masjid Yardole.
Other projects scheduled for inauguration include renovations remodels and furnishings for many ministries departments and agencies.