Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has flagged off the construction of the 18-kilometre Sanga-Jema’a road project.

The project is designed to link Gwantu, the headquarters of Sanga, with Kafanchan in the Jema’a Local Government Area of the state.

During the project’s inauguration, Mr Sani said the Sanga-Jema’a Road is one of the rural transformation projects to revitalise the rural economy and bridge the developmental gap between rural and urban areas.

“The road that is linking two major local government areas in the southern part of Kaduna, through Kiban to Godogodo, is an entirely new road designed to reduce travel time between the two LGAs, whose existing road through Fadan Karshi to Gidan Waya is 62 kilometres,” he said.

Mr Sani reiterated his administration’s commitment to fulfilling campaign promises, especially on rural development through massive infrastructure upgrades.

He said the road would facilitate the movement of people and ease the transportation of agricultural produce to markets.

The governor said this would also reduce post-harvest losses, encourage agricultural productivity, facilitate access to education and healthcare facilities, reduce poverty, and improve people’s living standards.

In his remarks, Ibrahim Hamza, the Commissioner for Public Works and Infrastructure, said the project was in fulfilment of the governor’s promise to improve the lives and fortunes of rural dwellers.

He said the governor was committed to infrastructural development, hence the groundbreaking ceremony of the Sanga-Jema’a road project.

(NAN)