The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s commitment to massively invest in road infrastructure across the country.

Mr Goronyo spoke on Saturday when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Dauda Lawal at Government House, Gusau, Zamfara.

The minister was in Zamfara on a one-day working visit to inspect the ongoing federal government’s road projects.

The minister noted that the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction of various road projects across the country, if completed, would boost the critical sectors of development such as transportation, infrastructure, economy and security.

According to him, Mr Tinubu is passionate about the development of Nigeria.

“As we all know, Mr President has initiated various legacy projects across the country, including the Illelah-Sokoto-Badagry Super-Highway and Lagos-Calabar Highway, among others.

“The ongoing road reconstruction projects by President Tinubu’s administration covered all the six geopolitical zones in the country.

“We are given the marching order by Mr President to inspect these projects across the country. We must ensure that quality job is done by the contractors,” he said.

Mr Goronyo said the ministry had started the inspection in Kebbi and Sokoto States for the Illela-Sokoto-Badagry Super-Highway project.

He said the ministry’s team visited Zamfara to inspect the ongoing reconstruction and dualisation of Zaria-Gusau-Mafara-Sokoto Highway.

“You know, when President Tinubu came to power, he was not happy with the bad condition of the Nigerian roads, especially the Zaria-Gusau-Sokoto Highway,” he noted.

The minister expressed satisfaction with the job level and urged the contractors to ensure speedy and quality work.

Mr Goronyo appealed for the Zamfara government’s security intervention in the ongoing federal government’s road projects.

“We are seeking collaboration with the Zamfara State government to ensure adequate security coverage to the ongoing road projects in the state,” the minister pleaded.

He appealed to Nigerians to continue to support Mr Tinubu’s administration to enable it to provide meaningful development to the country.

The minister commended the Zamfara government’s ongoing urban renewal projects across the state.

Receiving the minister, the chief of staff, Government House Gusau, Mukhtar Lugga, appreciated the minister for the visit.

Mr Lugga said the Zamfara government was ready to support the federal government in executing development projects in the state.

“On behalf of Governor Dauda Lawal, we appreciate all the good works being carried out by President Bola Tinubu in Zamfara and the North-West geopolitical zone in general,” he said.

(NAN)