KNSG CONSIDERS PPP FOR RAIL PROJECT - GANDUJE
Due
to the economic crunch in the country, the Kano state government is
considering Public – Private Partnership for the execution of its multi
billion Naira Kano city light rail project.
The
state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, announced this during an
interactive session involving members of the state executive council and
the company engaged to handle the project, CCECC Nigeria Ltd., at the
Government House Council Chambers in Kano.
Governor
Ganduje said the project is a necessity because of the high population
of Kano, even as it is gradually assuming the status of a mega city,
explaining that the rail will provide a high speed, convenient,
eco-friendly and safe mode of transportation for the teeming commuters.
“Kano
has come of age. We cannot move in the direction of large shanty city.
Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Kaduna and even Ogun are using the mass
rail. Kano must join the league because we have a bigger city and larger
population”, the governor argued.
Recalling
that the state government has signed an MOU with CCECC Nigeria Ltd. for
implementation of the city rail project, he appealed for the support of
the people of Kano to make the project a reality and move the state to
the next level of development.
Kano
state government had recently inaugurated an Urban Mass Transit
Committee, to among other things, assess the state urban transportation
master plan, review all instruments for implementation of sustainable
urban mass transit and identify development partners and possible
funding options for success implementation of the proposed mass transit
scheme.
Shedding
light on the technical details of the work, the Managing Director,
CCECC, Mr. Li Qing Yong explained that the project, which would be
executed in four lots, covers 76.4 km and entails 35 stations, 36.4 km
of railway bridges, 25 pedestrian overpasses and 10 road bridges among
others.
“During
the period of construction, 3,000 direct job opportunities and another
4, 000 – 6, 000 indirect job opportunities would be created. After
completion, training, operation, maintenance and management of the Kano
rail will provide more than 1, 00 permanent jobs as well”, he added.
Halilu Ibrahim Dantiye, fnge, mni
Director General, Media and Communications,
to the Executive Governor of Kano state,
29/7/2015
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