Yobe government spent over N7.95 billion on the construction of 11 major roads across the state since January.

The state commissioner for works, Umar Duddaye, stated this in a statement issued in Damaturu on Tuesday.

Mr Duddaye listed the roads as including the 10-kilometre Chumbusko-Tagali road, constructed at over N3.4 billion, and the Jajimaji-Karasuwa road, constructed at the cost of over N2 billion.

Mr Duddaye said that over N582.9 million was spent on township roads and drainages in Potiskum.

While putting the Damagum township roads and drainage system project at N530.4 million, the commissioner said that the Kayayya Bridge earthworks in Geidam was completed at the cost of N294.9 million.

He said that N98.6 million was also spent on the rehabilitation of the Biriri-Babbangida road, N93.1 million on applying asphalt at the Bukar Abba Ibrahim Estate entrance, Damaturu and N69.9 million on the renovation of the Buni Yadi-Buni Gari road.

Mr Duddaye said that N62.8 million and N32.9 million were spent on the total rehabilitation of the Katarko-Goniri road and construction of a triple box culvert at Kayayya in Geidam, respectively.

He listed some of the ongoing road projects in the state to include the Damaturu-Kalallawa dual carriageway, Geidam-Bukarti, Nguru-Bulanguwa, Kanamma-Yunusari, Gashua-Masaba and Fika-Maluri.

He said others were Kukuri-Chukuriya, Potiskum township roads, Nguru-Karasuwa and the construction of Damaturu City Gates.

Mr Duddaye commended Governor Mai Mala Buni for his supportive role in achieving the feat.

(NAN)