The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says the Buhari administration has justified all its borrowing through the Construction of various infrastructures across the Nation.
Fashola stated this was the opening ceremony of the 28th National Council of Works meeting held in Kano.
He said the ongoing projects across the country have justified the borrowings, especially when compared with what the previous administrations have done.
“Our first budget [in 2016] was over N250bn, up from the N18bn we met in 2015, that was an increase of over a thousand percent increase, even though the price of crude oil was dropping, we did not raise taxes.”
The Minister explained that Federal Government has been able to deliver more than 1,800 kilometers of roads across the six geopolitical zones so far, stressing that the Buhari-led Administration was determined to complete all the ongoing projects before the expiration of its tenure in May next year.
In his remarks, Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state said there is a need for synergy between the federal highways and states to achieve the set objectives.
He commended the Buhari administration for initiating various projects in his state.
The five-day council meeting which started on Monday with the theme: “Infrastructure, the season of completion”, brought together work stakeholders from all states of the federation.
Abdullahi Jalaluddeen/Kano
