Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to complete the ongoing Numan-Cham section of the Gombe-Yola highway. “If the government can guarantee our payment, we promise to complete this project within a possible short time,’’ Omale said. NAN reports that the contract for the road project was awarded in 2017 for about N9 billion. In 2020, the Federal Government added another N7.6 billion for the ‘urgent’ rehabilitation of the road. NAN also reports that the road, linking Gombe and Adamawa states, had been in deplorable condition for many years.

Source: The Guardian April 15, 2021 12:56 UTC