BSEC Approves to facilitate implementations of RAAMP


By Abbas Shehu, Bauchi

Bauchi State Government has approved the  securing of five billion naira loan to facilitate the implementation of the new Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project RAAMP in the state.  

This loan will be used as counterpart funding for the project, which also includes twelve completed rural roads under the RAAMP initiative, set to be inaugurated soon.  

The State Commissioner for Rural Development and Special Duties, Faruq Mustapha, disclosed this while addressing journalists on the outcomes of the State Executive Council meeting, chaired by Governor Bala Mohammed.  

According to Mustapha, Bauchi State leads in the implementation of RAAMP projects among the nineteen participating states, informed the need to consolidate on this achievement.  

He further stated that the ministry has identified over four hundred kilometers of rural roads requiring urgent intervention which prompted the decision to secure the soft loan.  

Also in his submission during the briefing the Commissioner of Housing and Environment Hon. Danlami Kawule announced that the council approved several key infrastructure projects, that includes renovation of the second phase of the NYSC Orientation Camp in Wailo, Completion of the abandoned State NECO office building, Reconstruction of the residence of the state's first civilian governor late Alhaji Tatari Ali in Zaki Local Government Area.  

He explained that the decision to upgrade the late Tatari Ali’s residence is a tribute to his remarkable contributions to Bauchi State's development that every citizen is proud of.

Similarly, the council approved a proposal from the Commissioner ministry of Natural Resources Development, Maidawa Bello to engage foreign investors in solid minerals exploration within the state.  

Maidawa Bello revealed that the initiative is based on agreements reached during the state government’s recent visit to Shandong Province in China, where discussions with a Chinese firm was concluded to enhance Bauchi's solid minerals sector. 

He noted that the project would create thousands of job opportunities and boost the state’s internally generated revenue.

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