Urban Water Project: Gombe State Approves N11.491bn

The Gombe State Government has approved N11.491 billion for the rehabilitation, upgrade and expansion of Gombe regional water scheme.

Commissioner for Water Resources, Malam Mijinyawa Yahaya, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Gombe, the state capital.

He said that Gov. Inuwa Yahaya’s administration had accorded priority to the provision of portable drinking water to the people of the state.

Yahaya said the money would be used for the expansion of services and construction of three booster stations at Tumfure, Gombe capital zone, and NTA Gombe up to the International Conference.

He said borehole-based mini water supply would be provided at Tabra area of Gombe, rehabilitation of reticulation system, installations and laying of 160-kilometre distribution pipeline in the city.

The Commissioner listed other projects to include expansion of Wurodule water scheme, provision of spare parts, rehabilitation and digitalisation of existing offices among others.

According to him, 30 per cent mobilisation fee will be provided to the contractor, adding that work on the project would commence as soon as paperwork was completed.

Also speaking, Alhaji Shehu Madugu, the Commissioner for Environment and Forest Resources, said that the state government had awarded the contract for a waste and drain clearance project in Gombe metropolis.

He said one of the cardinal principles of the Inuwa Yahaya’s administration was to maintain a clean environment in the state.

Madugu said that initially the project was being handled by INEX Cleaners, which covered 129 kilometres in Gombe metropolis at the cost of N110 million monthly.