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From Olanrewaju Lawal Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government has awarded contracts for the repairs and renovation of 97 mosques across the 21 local government areas of the state.
Commissioner for Religious Affairs in the state, Dr Sani Aliyu, made this known while briefing leaders of Islamic groups in Birnin Kebbi.
According to him, “the contract has specifications for execution of the repairs and renovation, and each local government is expected to repair and renovate at least three mosques.
“In addition, one mosque will be allocated to each Islamic group for renovation, aside from the three Jumu’ah mosques,” he said.
Aliyu cautioned the leaders to be honest and transparent in execution of the contract. The sum of each contract varies based on the bill of quantity, and you should be wary of going contrary to the contractual specifications.
“The contract must adhere to due process guidelines, and each mosque selected has been inspected by the due process office.”
On his part, the Special Adviser to Gov Nasir Idris on Religious Affairs, Malam Imran Bin-Usman, said that all benefiting mosques must install solar lights with three panels of 100w each, among other specification.
Usman noted that the contract was the first phase, adding that a second phase would follow upon successful completion of the first phase.
He expressed the governor’s confidence in the leaders and urged them to ensure quality and standard repairs and renovation.
