Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday flagged off a project for the construction, rehabilitation, and upgrade of 209.77 kilometres of rural roads in the three senatorial districts of the state.
Mr AbdulRazaq said the project is part of his administration’s drive to connect the agrarian hinterlands to markets in the urban areas and strengthen food security.
The project is being executed under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), to which the administration has committed about N4 billion counterpart funds in the last five years.
RAAMP is jointly funded by the World Bank and French Development Agency, with the state government providing counterpart funds.
Governor AbdulRazaq said the investments have yielded the 209.77km road projects will cost N19,404,220,675.55.
The roads include the Alapa-Hoko (0.7km); Madi-Peke (17.5km); Mandala-Yowere-Agbonna (12.485 km); Gerewu-Eiyekorin- Okoolowo Expressway (3.07km); Panada-Oloro ((5.43km);…