The Maiadua Local Government Council of Katsina State has commended the State Government for executing some development projects in the area.
Alhaji Sade Zango, the acting Chairman of the council, made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiadua on Friday.
He said the state government had constructed the 74-km Koza-Jirdede Road and township roads within Maiadua town, the local government headquarters.
He expressed hope that the Koza-Jirdede road would open up the area for increased economic activities and transportation of agricultural produce to urban centres.
Zango also lauded the efforts of the state government on steady provision of potable drinking water to the people of the area.
“We are proud to say that government has drilled boreholes across our 11 electoral wards to boost water supply to residents,’’ he added.
‘‘We are also grateful to the government for employing hundreds of our youths in the health and education sectors as teachers and medical personnel,’’ he said.
The acting chairman also commended security agencies for being very vigilant in promoting security in the area.
He appreciated the military, police and civil defence for their surveillance with a view to securing the area.
Zango however called on the people of the area to continue to support government programmes for the socio-economic development of the area.
NAN reports that the local government was recently certified as Open Defecation Free by state and the national bodies on sanitation and hygiene.
The National Taskforce Group on Sanitation and its Katsina State counterpart had certified 286 communities out of 298 in Mai’adua as Open Defecation Free (ODF).
