Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has promised that construction work on the Gusau Airport project would commence this month.
The governor made the promise on Sunday in Gusau when he received the contractors and consultants that would handle the project.
According to him, the airport project was one of several, which would be executed under the Public Private Partnership, PPP, arrangement for which 1 billion US Dollars was approved by the Afrexim Bank.
He explained that the arrangement would not cost the state government any money, adding that it would only ensure the provision of a conducive environment for the smooth execution of the project.
Matawalle urged the contractors handling the project to source their labourers and the building materials locally saying the state had all the manpower they would need.
“Our engineers will join your workers so that a qualitative job will be executed in record time,” he said.
Representatives of both the consulting firm, ULO Consultants Ltd, Mr. Uche Oko-ponu, and the project bankers – Heritage Bank – Mr. George Oko-obah, in their remarks, said that they were ready and capable of executing the project.
They also explained that the project would create massive employment opportunities for the people of the state.
The governor later led the contractors and consultants to the project site situated along Gusau – Kaura Namoda road in the outskirts of the state capital
