Taraba State: Gov. Ishaku Challenges FG on the Mambilla Hydro Power Project

The Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku has flagged off the 82 Kilometers Mararaba-Baissa-Abong Road, while challenging the Federal Government to show clear intentions on the building of the Mambilla Hydro Power Dam project because the road is the sure way of getting to the site.

 Ishaku, who expressed his disquietness, stated that the Baissa-Kurmi Abong road has been a nightmare to the people of Donga and Kurmi for ages as they both share boundaries, but as it stands, the long night of the dark season on the road will soon become a thing of the past.

The governor stressed that the economic importance which will be derived from the construction of the road can not be overemphasised, as it will boost economic growth in the state, alleviating the hardship of commuting the area.

The construction, which is divided into three Lots, was allocated to CGC 28Km from Mararaba to Sabon Gida Tukura, MSCEC Ltd 28 kilometres from Sabon Gida to Gunduma, Gunduma to Abong which is 26 kilometres and will be constructed by China Zhinghow respectively.

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He said that the flag-off should have come earlier than now but was obstructed due to the pandemic that had a grave impact on economies around the world.

Governor Ishaku reminded the people of Kurmi of the promise he made to them with respect to constructing the road on assumption to office in 2015, saying that he spent over four years just to revoke the contract and begin a new process of allocations.

He said that the road contract was another opportunity of saying 'thank you' to the people for the massive support shown during the past elections and continues support even now.

Ishaku also congratulated the people of Donga on the approval for the construction of the Mararaba-Donga road; stressing that it is a federal road that should be given proper attention.

He assured the people of the completion of the projects in good time because the funds are all handy.

He charged the contractors to speed up the project because of the nature of the area, as rainy seasons are usually not a good time for work on the roads.