According to the Federal Government, it has obtained around N250 billion in funding for the construction of light rail in Kano and Kaduna, respectively.
This was announced at the World Press Conference in Abuja on Monday by Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation.
He claims that President Bola Tinubu is eager to see significant subnational growth.
Since taking office, this administration has shown an unusual dedication to inclusive and balanced development, despite the impression that is being promoted by some sectors.
“Under President Bola Tinubu, capital projects are distributed fairly. No zone is going to be neglected.
The Federal Government is actively going above and above to support a number of subnational infrastructure projects. For example, N150 billion and N100 billion Naira have been secured for the light rail projects in Kano and Kaduna States, respectively.
“With the financial autonomy that the President is determined to fully make operational, Local Government Areas are also being fiscally reintegrated as catalysts for growth and development,” Idris stated.
According to the Minister, all state governments now receive many times as much money from the federation account as they did in the past.
“The sub-national governments are now able to do a lot more and with less debt because of the increased headroom from the removal of oil subsidies,” Idris stated.
