Skip to main content

KWHA appeals to state govt on the reconstruction and expansion of damage bridges across state

The Kwara State House of Assembly has appealed to the Kwara State Government to direct the Ministry of Works and Transport to reconstruct and expand damaged bridges across the state to halt flood related accidents.


This was part of the resolutions of the House after considering a Matter of General Public Importance titled "Expansion, Reconstruction and Barricades of some bridges in across the state" raised by  Honourable Jimoh Ali-Yusuf representing Ilorin East Constituency.


Honourable Ali-Yusuf specifically identified Sobi-Akanlabi-Abatoir bridge as a death trap that has led to loss lives including a Popular Islamic Scholar, Shaikh Abdulganeey Zul Nurain- Aboto. 


ADVERT:



Some Lawmakers in their contributions, Hon. Abdulrazaq Owolabi representing Share Oke-Ode Constituency and Olumide Awolola of Isin Constituency cautioned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainages and advocated persistent inspection of bridges during dry season to ascertain the ones to be reconstructed to guard against flood.


Reading the resolutions of the House, Speaker, hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu tasked the Ministry of Works to install roads signs and barricades in the affected roads and urged Kwarans to be safety cautious to prevent disaster  


The House also received the report of Auditor General For Local Governments in the General Purpose Financial Statements Cash Basis  of the Sixteen Local Governments in Kwara State for the year Twenty Twenty-One and referred  to House Committee on Public Accounts for further legislative action.










For news coverage and advertisements, contact Prime News;

Gmail: pmonlinenews@gmail.com 

WhatsApp: 09021757862

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Amb. Olufadi Bags NANS Kwara ‘Icon Of Hope’ Leadership Award

Ambassador Olufadi Balarabe Ayuba, a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has been honored with the "Icon of hope Leadership Award" by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Kwara State Chapter. The prestigious award recognizes Olufadi's exceptional contributions to leadership, academic excellence, and his unwavering commitment to students constituency, youth development and mentorship in the state. Presenting the award on Monday December 2, NANS Kwara Delegates Comrade Sulyman Muhammed Solihu and Comrade Owolabi Barakat described Olufadi as a beacon of hope and a role model for students and young leaders. In his acceptance speech, Olufadi expressed gratitude for the recognition, dedicating the award to his students and colleagues. He thanked the organizers for recognizing his efforts.  Olufadi also commended the Polytechnic Management, led by the Project Rector, Dr. Abdul...

THE PLACE OF A MOTHER

By: Olufadi Balarabe Ayuba. Let her know the day she was born nakedly beautiful with tears of joy rolling down her stunningly soft cheeks.  Let her know the day she had enough words to say but could only speak through the inexhaustible care of her beloved mother.  Let her know those days she could not by herself take some walks down the road, but could comfortably tour the entire city tied on her mother's back. Let her know those days when she had to cry all night before she could answer nature's call, except lullabies were sung to ease her trips.  Let her know the days she couldn't bathe herself, compelling her mother to wake up early, warm the water, and ignore her refusal to take a bath every morning!  Let her know the day she couldn't do makeovers to beautify herself, as her mother took center stage to apply "Dusting Powder" to introduce the beauty of her Darling Princess to the world.  Let her know the days when all others had forsaken, except...

KwaraPoly students embarks on campaign to celebrate Rector

​ Students of Kwara State Polytechnic, Department of Mass Communication has embarked on a 3-days Advertising Campaign to celebrate the Rector, Engr. Jimoh Muhammad Abdul for his kind gesture towards the Department and her students.  ADVERT: Education has become way with KwaraPoly ODFEL The students in the early hours of Saturday morning went on different social media platforms; Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp with the hashtag “More than just a Rector”.  Some of the post has inscriptions such as “a leader with an excellent administrative skills. Your contributions to the department of mass communication are wholesomely perceived”  Also includes “an achiever who is very keen on intellectual and infrastructural development of the Department of Mass Communication”, Further include “You are a simple and definite simplifier, you have tremendously simplified studying mass communication in Kwara State Polytechnic “.  ADVERT: Lola’s Hair Palace, we provide the best ...