… Tasks Contractors On The 15th December Deadline

…As Quality Of Work Delights Chief Scribe

The Secretary to the Gombe State Government Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi has visited Shongom, Kaltungo and Akko Local Government Areas to inspect ongoing construction and remodelling of the council secretariats.

This was according to a press statement signed and made available to Jewel Times by the Information Officer SSG’s Office Joshua Ɗanmalam.

The SSG was equally in Gombe Local Government Area to supervise reconstruction work at the Idi Shopping Mall gutted by fire some seven (7) years ago.

While at the Secretariat of Shongom LGA, the Director General Joint Project Builder Mahmood Yusuf, took the SSG on a guided tour explaining to the chief scribe that despite the construction of a new office complex, existing structures within the council’s administrative perimeter will be given a facelift to bring them at par.

Responding, the SSG expressed satisfaction with the speed and quality of work that has been executed, challenging the contractor not to exceed the December 15 date line spelt out by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.

Speaking to staff of the council, Professor Njodi advised them to take ownership of the project and suggest government realistic ways to improve governance for the benefit of the people.

Earlier in an address of welcome the Secretary Shongom LGA Saidu Manzo Filiya expressed gratitude to Governor Inuwa Yahaya for deeming it necessary to give the Secretariat a facelift.

In Kaltungo Local Government Area the Director General Joint Project told the SSG that some structural modifications were made on the secretariat to enhance its esthetics beauty and convenience for staff and visitors alike.

The SSG expressed gratitude to Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for overhauling the secretariat and the contractor Engineer Idris Nware for delivering the project according to agreed specifications.

He observed that when completed the Kaltungo Local Government Secretariat can stand shoulder to shoulder with any architectural masterpieces within and outside the state.

The councillor representing Tula Yiri ward Ishaku Mabe who stood in for the chairman Iliya Suleiman had while welcoming the SSG explain that the reconstruction of Kaltungo Local Government Area is a testament of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya unwavering commitment to the development of the state as a whole.

Speaking shortly after touring ongoing works at the Akko LGA Secretariat the Secretary to the State Government charge staff of the local government to justify government’s huge spending by taking care of the structures.

The Secretary of Akko LGA Adamu Tashan Magarya expressed gratitude to Governor Inuwa Yahaya for summoning the political will to renovate the over 30 years old dilapidated council secretariat.

At the reconstruction site of a shopping mall in Idi, owned by Gombe Local Government Area, the SSG commend the foresight of the council chairman Barr Sani Ahmadu Haruna to reconstruct the burnt down mall.

He observed that the economic benefits of the shopping mall cannot be overemphasized and therefore challenge the chairman to work towards addressing the indebtedness associated with his council.

The chairman of Gombe Local Government Area Barrister Sani Haruna who doubles at the ALGON Chairman Gombe State said considering the economic value of the shopping mall, the council waited no time in submitting it as their priority project.

He said no effort will be spared to ensure that the project is delivered within record time and according to specifications.