By Yahaya Isah

The Niger Government says it has awarded the construction of a 12 km road project from Mokwa to Rabba worth N7 billion.

The state governor, Muhammad Bago, made this known during an on-the-spot assessment and sympathy visit to the people of Mokwa over the recent flood disaster in the area.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the floods had killed many people and destroyed property worth millions of naira.

Bago said that the road project, which would commence immediately, would include the construction of four bridges to connect the two communities.

The governor directed relevant MDAs to take a complete survey of waterways and topography of the state with the view to relocating people off coastal lines to avert a repeat of the disaster.

He urged the people to stay united in these trying times, while assuring them of continued government commitment to the wellbeing of its citizens.

Meanwhile, a symbolic distribution of relief items was made to selected households.

Bago was also in Rabba to assess the bridge that was cut-off by the flood, where he used the opportunity to sympathise with the people of the community. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Kadiri Abdulrahman