The Kano State Government has monitored 106 projects valued at N48.9 billion across six local government areas to assess implementation, quality and service delivery within the year. The Commissioner for Public Procurement, Projects Monitoring and Evaluation, Nura Iro-Ma’aji, disclosed this at a press briefing on Monday in Kano. Mr Iro-Maaji said 80 of the projects, representing 75.5 per cent, recorded 100 per cent progress, while the remaining 20 were at various stages of completion, and six were recently awarded.
He said the monitoring exercise covered Kabo, Dawakin Tofa, Tofa, Shanono, Gwarzo and Bagwai Local Government Areas. “The inspections covered roads, classrooms, school renovations, healthcare facilities, neighbourhood security offices, solar-powered streetlights, drainages, water supply and other essential facilities,” Mr Iro-Ma’aji said. He said the exercise was aimed at assessing the physical implementation of projects, identifying challenges and determining their potential benefits to the communities.
The commissioner said the government would conduct follow-up inspections to address delays, incomplete works and quality concerns, while ensuring compliance with approved specifications and contractual obligations. He said the monitoring records showed levels of progress on some major road projects. The projects included the Janguza-Durum-Kabo-Karaye road corridor in Kabo, which recorded 48 per cent completion; the Hawan Ganji-Badari-Kadere road in Gwarzo, 67 per cent; and the five-kilometre road project in Shanono, which attained 65 per cent.
The projects, he said, included classrooms at Government Junior Secondary School (GJSS), Badau, in Bagwai, which recorded 55 per cent, and the GAA/GGSS Badau project at only 16 per cent. He said the Government Technical College (GTC), Gwarzo, project stood at 72 per cent completion. The commissioner added that rehabilitation of Shanono Primary Health Centre stood at 84 per cent, while neighbourhood security divisional offices had attained full completion in several LGAs.