Kano state Governor, Rabi’u Kwankwaso has signed into law a supplementary budget of N21.1billion following its assent by the state House of Assembly.
Speaking shortly after signing the document, Kwankwaso explained that the budget would enable the state government to execute some important projects before the end of year.
The projects include the completion of a School for Basic Midwifery at Gezawa, the senate building of the new Northwest University and a road on Kwarin Gogau in Fagge local government area.
He said government had completed all the necessary arrangements to start the construction of a flyover at Kofar Nasarawa in the state capital.
Access roads within the area were also being rehabilitated to ease traffic congestion when the project execution commences.
The governor also met with the 44 local government Interim Management Officers in the state to discuss modalities for the execution of various projects in their respective areas.
The projects include construction of crafts schools, schools for Arabic studies, fencing and electrification of graveyards and construction of roads.
He attributed the delay in the payment of September salaries of local government workers to the problems facing biometrics registration exercise.
The governor added that the state government was making arrangements to provide refuse disposal points across the state and warned people against indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
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