The
administration of Alh. Ibrahim Idris inherited
a Ministry of Works that had no facilities
to prosecute or execute projects. All the
Departments of the Ministry were not functional
and the professionals just went to offices
to treat files without the exposure to field
work experience. Alh. Ibrahim Idris in his
determination to provide social services
to the people of the State repositioned
the Ministry of Works to enable it render
services to the people of the State.
Several
Kilometers of Township Roads Constructed
with Street Light, Drainage System
and bridges |
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Roads
and Bridges:
Prior to the birth of this administration,
State roads were in a very sorry state of
disrepair thereby hampering economic and
social activities. Movement of people and
goods within the State became very difficult
because of the condition of these roads
. The volume of traffic increased tremendously
as a result of the location of the State
which is the gate-way to the Southern States
of Nigeria. Because of the lean resources
of the State and the volume of money needed
for road construction, the Government embarked
on road construction in Phases. The first
step was the construction of one major road
in each of the three Senatorial Districts
of the State
Some
bridges that needed urgent attention were
also awarded along side the three major
roads:-
Inter-Town
Highway Roads |
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Subsequently, township roads were constructed
in Lokoja the Capital city and other feeder
roads in the Local Government Areas. It
is the intention of Government that all
the Local Government Areas will benefit
from the road policy of Government.
Meme
Bridge, Lokoja |
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The
administration of Alh. Ibrahim Idris embarked
on the construction of Meme bridge in Lokoja.
The said bridge had been the cause of sorrow
for so many families because of the fatal
accidents recorded on the bridge which was
constructed in the 1950s. The Construction
work on the bridge has since been completed.
Transportation:
Kogi Travelers, the institution
responsible for movement of persons within
and outside the State had ten (10) dilapidated
buses in its fleets. The organization became
a drain pipe because all the revenue realized
from the use of the vehicles went into the
repairs of the said vehicles. This resulted
in several months of unpaid wages and salaries
of workers. The administration of Alh. Ibrahim
Idris set out to reposition this sector
by the provision of forty-eight (48) new
buses to facilitate movement of people within
and outside the State at affordable cost.
The backlog of debt owed the workers have
been paid and the Mechanical Section of
the outfit re-established for the maintenance
of the vehicles. The State Transport Service
has been properly reconstituted for proper
service delivery.
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