Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday flagged off the construction, rehabilitation and upgrade of rural roads totalling 209.77km, doubling down on his administration’s drive to connect the state’s agrarian hinterlands to the markets in the urban areas and strengthen food security.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, revealed that the projects are being prosecuted under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), an initiative for which the administration has committed at least N4 billion counterpart funds in the last five years.
RAAMP is jointly funded by the World Bank and French Development Agency, with the state government providing counterpart funds.
AbdulRazaq said the investments have yielded the 209.77km cost at N19,404,220,675.55 for the benefits of the people.
The road projects include Alapa-Hoko (0.7km); Madi-Peke (17.5km); Mandala-Yowere-Agbonna (12.485 km);…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
