Borno acquires N1.4bn heavy construction machines

Borno State Government has acquired 18 heavy-duty road construction machines worth N1.4 billion.

Government spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau said in a statement yesterday that the machines included four excavators, two pilling machines, eight driving rollers and graders and two bulldozers imported to boost the capacity of resident engineers working with the state government and undertaking a series of infrastructural works.

The statement said Governor Babagana Zulum was on Monday evening at an asphalt factory located along Maiduguri-Bama road where he inspected the newly acquired machinery and directed the immediate deployment of the machines to accelerate ongoing construction works at different locations across the state.

Meanwhile, Commissioner of Works, Arch. Yerima Saleh, has said the newly acquired machines would significantly enhance the capacity of engineers both at the ministry of works and at the state road maintenance agency to deliver ongoing projects on time without compromising quality; noting that the equipment were suitable for high-level infrastructure.