By Atlantic Reports

The Kano State Government says 80 of the 106 projects inspected across six local government areas have reached full physical completion, while others remain under construction or were recently awarded.

Commissioner for Public Procurement, Projects Monitoring and Evaluation, Nura Iro-Ma’aji, disclosed the findings at a press briefing on Monday in Kano. He put the combined value of the projects at ₦48.9 billion.

That figure represents the stated project value, rather than a disclosed total of funds released or expenditure incurred.

The monitoring covered Kabo, Dawakin Tofa, Tofa, Shanono, Gwarzo and Bagwai local government areas. Inspected facilities included roads, classrooms, school renovations, healthcare centres, neighbourhood security offices, solar-powered streetlights, drainage and water supply infrastructure.

Iro-Ma’aji said 80 projects, representing 75.5 per cent of the total, recorded 100 per cent progress. Twenty were at various stages of completion, while six had recently been awarded.

The completion figures are the government’s assessment. The briefing did not establish whether all completed facilities had been commissioned, equipped where necessary or put into public use.

Roads and schools await further work

Several major road projects remained unfinished, according to the monitoring records presented by the commissioner.

The Janguza-Durum-Kabo-Karaye road corridor in Kabo recorded 48 per cent completion, while the Hawan Ganji-Badari-Kadere road in Gwarzo stood at 67 per cent. A five-kilometre road project in Shanono reached 65 per cent.

Education projects also showed varying levels of progress.

Classrooms at Government Junior Secondary School, Badau, in Bagwai recorded 55 per cent completion. Another Badau school project, identified in the briefing as GAA/GGSS, stood at 16 per cent, while work at Government Technical College, Gwarzo, reached 72 per cent.

The account did not provide contractual completion dates or explain the reasons for the outstanding work. Those details would help establish which projects were delayed and what action was required.

Health and lighting projects

Rehabilitation of Shanono Primary Health Centre stood at 84 per cent completion.

Iro-Ma’aji said neighbourhood security divisional offices had reached full completion in several local government areas, with Dawakin Tofa recording 85 per cent progress.

Solar-powered streetlight projects in Bagwai and Shanono were each at 35 per cent completion.

The commissioner said follow-up inspections would address delays, incomplete work and quality concerns, while checking compliance with approved specifications and contractual obligations.

For residents, physical progress is one measure of delivery. The eventual benefit will also depend on whether roads are usable, schools and health facilities can provide services, and installed infrastructure is maintained.

Digital procurement platform launched

Iro-Ma’aji also announced that the state’s Digital Public Procurement Platform had gone live at procurement.kn.gov.ng.

He said the platform was intended to improve procurement documentation, strengthen audit trails, reduce administrative bottlenecks and promote value for money under the Kano State Public Procurement Law, 2021.

Its success, he added, would depend on adoption by the 10 pilot ministries, departments and agencies, staff capacity and regulatory compliance.

The briefing did not specify which procurement records would be publicly accessible or provide evidence of improvements already achieved through the platform.

The ministry plans to continue routine and follow-up monitoring across Kano’s 44 local government areas, engage contractors and implementing agencies, and strengthen quality assurance and geospatial project reporting.

Iro-Ma’aji also pledged public engagement through town hall meetings. Publishing project costs, payment records, deadlines and inspection findings would give communities a clearer basis for assessing whether the reported progress delivers measurable benefits.

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