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GOV. IDRIS’ INFRASTRUCTURAL REVOLUTION TRANSFORMS KEBBI — WORKS COMMISSIONER
By Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto
Kebbi State has witnessed a massive infrastructural transformation under the administration of Governor Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu.
The Kebbi State Commissioner for Works, Engr. Abdullahi Umar Faruk, stated this while highlighting the monumental infrastructural achievements recorded by the present administration, describing the projects as visible evidence of purposeful and inclusive governance across the state.
The Commissioner made the disclosure on Thursday during the Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing organised by the Ministry of Information under the leadership of the Commissioner for Information, Hon. Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi, at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ultra-Modern Secretariat Complex, Gwadangaji, Birnin Kebbi.
Engr. Faruk said that between June 2023 and April 2026, the Ministry of Works executed and supervised numerous landmark projects in road construction, rehabilitation, bridges, drainage systems, public buildings, and other critical infrastructure aimed at improving the living standards of the people.
He explained that some of the completed projects included the dualisation of the Birnin Kebbi–Ambursa Road, rehabilitation of 30 kilometres of township roads in Birnin Kebbi, rehabilitation of Yauri township roads, completion of road networks within the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ultra-Modern Secretariat Complex, and the dualisation of the Argungu Old Bye-Pass Road.
According to him, the administration also completed major emergency flood intervention projects, construction of culverts and retaining walls, road expansion projects, and rehabilitation works in different parts of the state to ease transportation and support economic activities.
The Commissioner further disclosed that ongoing projects include the reconstruction of the Koko–Mahuta–Dabai Road, dualisation of Abdulsalami Road in Jega, rehabilitation of Ahmadu Bello Way in Gwandu, construction of access roads and drainage systems at the Badariya MOPOL Barracks, as well as the Kamba–Kwakkwaba–Sarfu–Banizumbu Road project.
He noted that under the Department of Architecture and Building, the government successfully completed the long-abandoned Ultra-Modern Secretariat Complex, renovated Government House facilities, upgraded the Deputy Governor’s residence, rehabilitated hospitals and primary healthcare centres across the state, and executed several constituency projects supervised by the Ministry.
Engr. Faruk added that the projects also covered the construction and renovation of schools, Islamiyya schools, mosques, village head palaces, court complexes, solar installations, drainage systems, cemetery fencing, and the provision of educational facilities across various local government areas.
Speaking on the impact of the projects, the Commissioner said the rehabilitation of the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport and the construction of a modern fuel dump restored full operations at the airport, leading to its selection by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria as one of the centres for the inaugural 2024 Hajj airlift operations.
He stated that the rehabilitation and modernisation of major roads within Birnin Kebbi had transformed the state capital into a modern and attractive city with improved traffic flow, enhanced aesthetics, and better economic opportunities for residents and investors.
The Commissioner also emphasised that the reconstruction of the 87-kilometre Koko–Mahuta–Dabai Road would strengthen agricultural production, improve inter-border trade, and connect communities across the southern part of the state with the capital, thereby promoting unity, economic growth, and social inclusion.
Engr. Faruk commended Governor Nasir Idris for his commitment to infrastructural development, saying the administration had continued to deliver projects that directly impact the lives of the people in line with the constitutional responsibility of government to provide security and welfare for citizens.
He added that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during his recent visit to Kebbi State, openly acknowledged Governor Idris as a purposeful and inclusive leader committed to the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Signed:
Yahaya Sarki
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Kebbi State Governor
14/06/2026
