KNSG to complete abandoned buildings before tenure ends
The Kano state government has restated its commitment to complete all abandoned projects before the expiration of the tenure of the administration.
A press release signed by the Directorate’s Public Relations Officer, Yahaya Umar said, the state commissioner of projects monitoring and evaluation, Alhaji Ibrahim Garba, made this known when he visited the abandoned multi-storey Magwan Water Restaurant in the state capital.
Alhaji Ibrahim Garba stated that it was in keeping with this noble objective that the state government decided to lease the hotel to a private company, Magwan Towers, Travels and Tours Ltd. He said that the company would undertake the completion of the project and develop it to a 5-star international hotel and conference center which Protea Hotels would professionally manage. The commissioner added that the leasing is for 25 years after which the state government would take over the hotel. Alhaji Ibrahim Garba further disclosed that the leasing company would pay the state government the sum of N10 million annually, totalling N250 million in 25 years. According to the commissioner, arrangements are now in top gear for the take-off of the project to be flagged off by Governor Ibrahim Shekarau next month. Alhaji Ibrahim Garba assured the people of the state that the leasing arrangement is to the best advantage of the state as many economic opportunities would be opened up following the completion of the gigantic project.