The Deputy Chairman 1 of the Dawanau Market Traders Association, Kano (DMTAK), Alhaji Baba Wawu, has commended the state government for providing infrastructure at the market worth about N628 million, adding that the gesture has repositioned the market and ensured adequate security within the vicinity.
He made this known on Tuesday, when members visited the market, saying that the provision of 40 kilometres of roads, solar lighting, as well as a police outpost, would go a long way to pave the way for proper usage of the road by trucks loaded with foodstuffs while plying the road effectively.
According to him, the construction of drainage, a conference hall, as well as a mosque within the market, have also contributed immensely to the overall development of the market.
Speaking in the same vein, the Infrastructure Engineer of the Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, Mr Zahraddeen Hamisu Zarewa, stated that the infrastructure includes 40 kilometres of roads with drainage and solar lighting, an administrative block, a mosque, a police outpost, and a conference hall.
He, however, disclosed that this program by the Kano State Government in conjunction with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Lives and Livelihood Fund (LLF) has provided infrastructure worth N628 million at the Dawanau International Grains Market, Kano, to facilitate its smooth operations.
Zarewa then emphasised that the project was executed “to close the infrastructure gap” in the market and was carried out to boost agriculture, specifically the value chain of crops and livestock.
He said Dawanau is the largest grain market in sub-Saharan Africa, visited by grain merchants and buyers from all over the continent.
He said with the completion of the projects, the market now functions very well with improved security due to the installation of solar lighting devices.
Similarly, the project engineer said accessibility to the market had improved because of the provision of the road network.
He highlighted that because of the execution of the road network, “Trailers, trucks, and other vehicles that used to encounter difficulties in getting parking spaces in the market now have them ready to park and offload their grains and other foodstuffs.”
Zarewa also added that the residents of the communities around the market were happy as they were also benefiting from the solar lighting installed within the market.
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