Yobe Govt. creates dedicated account for N11bn cargo airport
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the yobe government says it has established a dedicated account to ensure the completion of the n11billion damaturu international cargo airport before the tenure expiration of the present administration1 gov. ibrahim gaidam made the disclosure on tuesday while inspecting work on the project in kalallawa village 17 kilometres from damaturu1 we have opened a dedicated account called the airport project account money is there waiting for payment at any time gaidam said1 the governor expressed satisfaction with the speed and quality of work at the airport1 gaidam said the contractors should complete the project on time because government has the money to execute the project1 he said the state government had paid n5.6 billion out of the n11.3 billion contractual fee1 according to the governor the project is cost effective compared to airports constructed at over n63 billion in other states1 gaidam said work has reached 51.5 per cent completion with impressive speed and quality1 the contract was awarded in september 2017 with 15 months completion period1