The Kano State Government has revealed that 867 out of 1,557 clearly classified projects being executed across the state have been completed within the three years of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s administration.
The Commissioner for Public Procurement, Projects Monitoring and Evaluation, Nura Maaji Sumaila, disclosed this at a press conference in Kano on Sunday.
According to Sumaila, the 867 completed projects represent 55.68 per cent of the total projects, while 654 projects, representing 42 per cent, are ongoing.
He added that 26 projects, representing 1.66 per cent, are at the award stage, while 10 others, representing 0.64 per cent, have been planned and are ready for award.
The commissioner said the projects have a cumulative contract value of ₦996.29 billion, while ₦695.20 billion has been approved through No Objection Certificates (NOCs), with ₦444.75 billion in payment certificates vetted by the ministry.
He said the figures demonstrated the significant scale of the administration’s capital investment programmes and the level of financial oversight being applied to projects under the ministry’s monitoring mandate.
Sumaila further explained that the projects were distributed across Kano’s 44 Local Government Areas, with 598 projects valued at approximately ₦299.36 billion located in the eight metropolitan LGAs.
The 36 rural LGAs, he said, account for 653 projects valued at about ₦287.90 billion.
He added that cross-cutting projects covering multiple LGAs are valued at approximately ₦159.50 billion, while statewide and other projects account for about ₦249.54 billion.
Defending the government’s distribution of projects, Sumaila said the figures demonstrated that rural development remained a major component of the administration’s investment programme.
“This shows that the government’s development agenda extends beyond the metropolitan area to include rural roads, healthcare facilities, schools, housing, feeder roads and other essential infrastructure,” he said.
Highlighting some of the major projects captured by the government, the commissioner mentioned the mass housing scheme at Rijiyar Gwangwan in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, which he said was awarded at approximately ₦113.19 billion.
Other projects include the ₦24.77 billion Katsina Road expansion, the ₦21.90 billion Modern Cities infrastructure programme, the ₦27.74 billion Madobi–Yako–Kafin Maiyaki/Kiru Road intervention, and the ₦22 billion Rural Model City Project covering all 36 rural LGAs.
On financial oversight, the commissioner said the payment figure reflected payment certificates that had been duly vetted by the ministry, noting that the portfolio included ongoing, recently awarded and planned projects.
He assured that the government would continue to monitor project implementation, address bottlenecks and ensure that public resources were deployed responsibly.
“The government remains committed to ensuring that these investments translate into measurable improvements in the lives of the teeming citizens and residents alike,” he said.
Sumaila also reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to transparency and accountability, saying it would continue to ensure that projects were monitored from procurement through implementation to completion, while payment certification would be linked to verified project execution.
“Data showed that Kano State is undertaking a large-scale development programme, with significant progress already recorded, substantial projects still under implementation, and a continuing requirement for rigorous monitoring, financial discipline and timely project completion,” he said.
