The Adamawa State Executive Council has approved nine point eight billion naira(9.8b) for the construction of ten township roads in the state.
Similarly, the council had also approved over two hundred and ninety nine million naira (299m)for procurement of liquid organic fertilizer for 2022 wet and dry season farming.
The Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Dr Umar Garba Pella disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the council meeting that held in the Council Chambers Government House, Yola.
Pella said the township roads approved by the council include that of Mubi South spanning two point four two kilometers at the cost of over nine hundred and eighty million naira.
Others were Demsa township road; four point eight kilometers at the cost of one point four billion naira, Lamurde; at over seven hundred and fifty two million naira and Guyuk phase two costing one point six billion naira.
Also included according to the Commissioner, construction of road within and around Ribadu Square as well Gashaka street in Jimeta; two point six four kilometers at one point one billion naira.
He further said there is also construction of road at Jimeta abattoir; zero point sixt five kilometers at over two hundred million naira and Bekaji road at one point seven billion naira.
Others were dualization of Ahmadu Bello way in Jimeta at over eight hundred and twenty three million naira and extension of Philip Marken road; one point seven six kilometers costing over nine hundred eighty two million naira.
He said there is also construction of embankment protection of Chochi bridge in Yola South at over one hundred and fifteen million naira adding however that all the contracts were awarded to Triacta Nigeria Limited and two others.
On the approval for procurement of liquid fertilizer, the Commissioner of Information said the council took the decision to make the commodity accessible and available to farmers across the state at subsidized rate.
He added that the decision was to cushion the hardships of farmers in accessing solid fertilizer since after banning its application by the federal government in Adamawa, Borno, Gombe and Yobe states due to security reasons.
