The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has set up a probing panel to investigate all the abandoned 5km road projects awarded by the former governor of the state.
The former Governor of the State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, during his tenure awarded road contracts covering the 44 local government areas in the state.
Recall that the state executives had approved the termination of contract for the construction of multi-million naira Dawakin Tofa 5km carriage way which was awarded to Messrs CCECC Nigeria Limited at the cost of N651, 844, 966.51 million.
Contract for the road project, which was awarded to Rocad Construction Nigeria Limited in 2012 with KNUPDA as supervising agency, was however, left by Rocad midway into the construction processes, a situation that causes hardship to the teeming population in the area.
The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council meeting held at the Africa House, Government House, Kano, said the council has also constituted a committee to assess the state of all the 5km dual carriage way projects in all the 44 local governments across the state.
He said the measure was part of effort by the state government to evaluate, redesign, complete or terminate any contract awarded for the projects.