Gombe governor flags-off payment of compensation to owners of properties affected by road projects

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has flagged off the payment of compensation to the tune of N381m for owners of 309 properties affected by the recently awarded road projects in Malam Inna, Kagarawal, Unguwa Uku and Bolari communities within the Gombe metropolis.

Speaking at the flag-off ceremonies, held separately at Kagarawal and Bolari respectively on Sunday, Yahaya said that road construction forms part of his campaign promises to the people as well as to execute projects that have a direct bearing on the lives of the people especially those at the rung of the ladder.

The governor remarked that in spite of the global economic meltdown occasioned by the Covid-19 Pandemic, to which Gombe is not immune, his administration has continued to place a premium on infrastructural development, social engagement and economic transformation.

He said that: “For this reason, my eyes and ears are wide open and my legs still standing firm and strong to go round the nooks and crannies of the state in order to evaluate and re-evaluate the pressing and immediate needs of the people.”

Yahaya also explained that the Malam Inna-kagarawal- Unguwa Uku Road project as well as that of Bolari quarters of the state capital is a replica of what was obtained in other parts of the state aimed at opening up the entire state for social and economic activities.

He described the road network as an important artery for the ease of not only doing business but the movement of goods and accessing education and health services within the state in the nick of time.

“We are going to complete the road in Malam Inna Kagarawal and Unguwa Uku with the compliment of solar-powered streetlights. We have equally constructed a 120-bed capacity hospital in this area and we have completed the multi-billion naira 7.5 kilometres erosion control project which has over the years been a thorn in the flesh of these communities,” the governor said.

He further said that his administration will continue to provide dividends of democracy to the people of the state without recourse to dissenting voices whose stock in trade is to raise false, baseless and unfounded criticism.

Explaining the modalities for the payment of compensation, the Commissioner of Works, Engr Abubakar Bappah, said payment will be made in accordance with the guidelines based on the type and the overall finishing of each property.

He, therefore, announced a period of two weeks for individuals whose property will be affected to evacuate their valuables before the commencement of the road construction.

Impressed by the governor’s political ingenuity in granting the road construction, the Village Head of Kagarawal, conferred on the governor the traditional title of “Sarkin Yakin Kagarawal” while the District Head of Bolari honoured the governor with the title of “Ma’Dawakin Bolari”.

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