Katsina State Governor Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari urged Federal Government to assist Katsina in its power projects and in the rehabilitation of some of the federal roads in the state.
Governor Masari made the appeal while receiving the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola who courtesy call on Him at Government House in Katsina.
The Minister was in Katsina to declare open the 22nd session of the Council of Works’ meeting.
The governor said the economic challenges being faced by the country have been preventing him from mounting pressure on the minister over some of the projects that require works’ ministry’s attention.
Speaking Earlier ,Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, counselled Governors and lawmakers representing their respective states at the National Assembly to work together when presenting their requests on federal roads to the Federal Government.
Fashola observed that sometimes, state Governors and their federal lawmakers make different representations on requests on federal roads, the development which he said does not help his ministry.
He declared, “All I want to appeal through you (Governor Masari) and your colleagues is that it will be extremely helpful to us if you align with your parliamentary representatives at federal level on requests and the budget requirements of federal roads.”
Fashola assured Masari of his ministry’s readiness to assist Katsina State in its various power projects.
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