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Jigawa Governor, Muhammad Badaru Unveils Plan To Build 95 Mosques Across The State

Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has unveiled plan to build 90 Friday congregational and five daily prayer mosques, across the 30 constituencies of the state.

The spokesperson, office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Isma’il Ibrahim, made this known in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday.

He said the bidding for the construction of 95 mosques would commence in the second quarter of 2020, according to the Tender Board Committee in the state.

Ibrahim disclosed also that about 200 contractors would be bidding for the project, and that the selection process of the contractors would be “transparent, fair and just”.

He added that, the representative of the state’s Due Process and Project Monitoring Bureau, Ghali Mu’azu, said the process of selecting the contractors would be transparent, fair and just.

Commenting on behalf of the bidders, the representative of Danfatu and Sons Nigeria Ltd., Malam Yusif Saminu, expressed satisfaction with the bid opening process.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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