By Abdullahi Jalaluddeen
The Kano State Government says 80 out of 106 projects monitored across six local government areas in September have attained 100 per cent physical progress, as part of efforts to strengthen accountability and improve public service delivery.
The Commissioner for Public Procurement, Projects Monitoring and Evaluation, Nura Iro Maaji, disclosed this while briefing journalists in kano.
He said projects had a combined contract value of approximately ₦48.91 billion. Noting that the monitoring exercises covered Kabo, Dawakin Tofa, Tofa, Shanono, Gwarzo and Bagwai Local Government Areas.
Maaji said a team of professionals and technical officers inspected roads, classroom blocks, school renovations, healthcare facilities, neighbourhood security offices, solar-powered streetlights, drainage systems and water supply projects to assess their implementation, quality and benefits to residents.
He said 80 projects, representing about 75.5 per cent of the total, were recorded at 100 per cent physical progress, while 20 were at various stages of completion and six had recently been awarded. He added that the ministry would conduct follow-up inspections to address delays, incomplete works and quality concerns.
The commissioner identified some ongoing projects requiring further monitoring, including the Janguza–Durum–Kabo–Karaye road corridor in Kabo, recorded at 48 per cent completion; Hawan Ganji–Badari–Kadere road in Gwarzo, at 67 per cent; and a five-kilometre road project in Shanono, at 65 per cent. He also cited classroom projects at GJSS Badau in Bagwai and GAA/GGSS Badau, recorded at 55 per cent and 16 per cent, respectively, while Gwarzo Government Technical College stood at 72 per cent.
Nura Iro Ma’aji said neighbourhood security offices had reached 100 per cent completion in several locations, although facilities in Dawakin Tofa were recorded at 85 per cent. Solar streetlighting projects in Bagwai and Shanono stood at 35 per cent, while Kabo recorded 100 per cent. The rehabilitation of Shanono Primary Health Centre was at 84 per cent, while a hand-pump borehole project in the area had reached 100 per cent completion.
He also announced that the Kano State Digital Public Procurement Platform had gone live at procurement.kn.gov.ng, alongside the Integrated Project Monitoring System hosted at kanoprocurement.ng.
According to him, the platforms are designed to improve procurement transparency, project tracking, documentation, audit trails and evidence-based decision-making, in line with the Kano State Public Procurement Law, 2021.
The commissioner reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to monitoring projects across all 44 local government areas, enforcing contractual obligations and ensuring quality assurance before project close-out.
He called on contractors, implementing agencies, professional bodies, civil society organisations and the media to support the government’s accountability drive, stressing that every public investment must deliver measurable benefits and value for money to the people of Kano State.
Editing by Khadija Kubau
