Gombe Deputy Gov challenges NBRRI on bad roads
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr. Manassah Daniel Jatau, has challenged the Nigeria Building and Road Research Institute ( NBRRI), on bad roads across the country especially the federal roads linking Gombe with other Northern States, with a view to easing suffering of commuters while travelling.
The Deputy Governor made the observation when he received the Director-General, Nigeria Building and Road Research Institute, in his Office on Tuesday in Gombe.
The Deputy Governor described the state of Federal roads linking Gombe as calamitous, but expressed delight that the meeting by the Institute in Gombe would provide solutions in mitigating the pains of travellers.
He said, “You cannot believe that the road leading to Bauchi has a collapsed bridge, the one leading through Bauchi is also collapsed. That you are here to meet , I urge you to do research. Every road has its peculiarity, and every society has its peculiarities. Your presence in Gombe, and researches will help us from these calamities.
” You are doing very well in executing projects, let the public know what you are doing. Let people know that you are collaborating with Gombe State and impacting positively in the lives of the people.
” Take a particular look at the Northeast. We have a lot of Internally Displaced People in Gombe State who are coming from the places devastated by insurgency. You can go round the state and will not see a single IDP, this is because we have deliberately avoided keeping them in Camps, but integrated them in the society, so as to avoid stigmatization like it was with them in colony of lepers.”
He appreciated the visit and urged them to go round the state and see for themselves the transformation drive of their administration.
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Speaking, the Director-General of the Institute Prof. Samson Duna, said the institute has a mandate and a constitutional role to carry out researches on areas of building, roads, and construction.
He explained that, the institute has offices in each of the six geopolitical zones, with the North East Office sited in Gombe being the centre of the Northeast.
He further explained that, the institutes presence is felt in almost all the local governments in the state, through building of schools using NBRRI technology, construction of roads, erosion control, skills acquisition centres, among others.
He noted that, the institute is constructing their permanent office in the state capital that is almost 40% completion , appreciating the Governor for allocating the plot of land for the office.
He commended the Governor for the peace, security and infrastructural development of the state which attracts visitors to the state.
The Director-General who was presented with the ten-year Gombe Development Plan and three-year score card of the administration of governor Muhummadu Inuwa Yahaya’s administration,came in company of the Honourable Commissioner, ministry of Science and Technology, Dr. Aishatu Umar Maigari.
