From Desmond Mgboh, Kano

Kano State government has announced plans to modernize all its motor parks across the state to meet the standard level.

Special Advisor to the Governor on Transportation, Danladi Idris Karfi, disclosed this during a familiarization visit to the Managing Director of the Kano Road Transport Agency (KAROTA), Faisal Mahmoud Kabir.

Karfi stated that the state government would also provide motels and other facilities at the motor parks aimed at providing comfort to travelers and attracting investors to the state.

He however expressed concern about the environmental condition of some motor parks in the state, describing them as an eyesore.

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He warned that government woulld not tolerate any act of land encroachment at motor parks.

Karfi further revealed that the government has concluded all arrangements for the procurement of boats at some strategic rivers, a first of its kind in the state.

In his remarks, the Managing Director of KAROTA commended Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for establishing the Office of the Special Adviser on Transportation and Senior Special Assistant on Transportation to the Governor.

He stressed that the Agency was working hand-in-hand with other stakeholders to effectively discharge its duties. End.