Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved the constitution of a committee to determine the status of all ongoing projects awarded by his predecessor, Nasiru El-Rufai.
In a statement issued on Monday, the chief press secretary to the governor, Muhammad Shehu, said the committee would check their status, including those on the pipeline.
He said: “This is in line with the government’s commitment to speedily complete all priority projects.”
According to him, the committee will be chaired by Sabiu Sani, special adviser, investment and promotion, while Shuaibu Kabir-Bello, senior special assistant, ICT, will serve as secretary.
He said, “the committee has the following terms of reference: determine the status of all ongoing projects across the state; get the details of contractual agreements and obligations; find out the funding arrangements and commitments of parties; find out the completion period of the projects; and come up with specific recommendations on each project”.
Other members of the committee include, Abdullahi B. Ahmed, special adviser, project monitoring, implementation, and result delivery; Dr. Mustapha Musa, special adviser, legal; Fabian Okoye, special adviser, research, documentation, and strategy; Ibrahim T. Muhammad, special adviser, economic matters; Atiku Sankey, special adviser, peace and conflict resolution; and Larai Ishaku.
The committee has four weeks from the inaugural meeting to submit its report.
