The local government in Katsina State in Nigeria has initiated 71 road projects. It is a state with a strong Hausa predominance, whose low-density road network hardly favors the mobility of populations or the sale of production

According to Construction and Housing Commissioner Tasi'u Dandagoro, once the works are completed, Katsina State will have spent a total of about 74 billion naira (181 million USD) on the construction and rehabilitation of 1,378 kilometers of roads across the state. These works, spread across the state's 34 local government areas, include both main roads and rural services, whose rehabilitation cycle extends over 461 kilometers

Tasi'u Dandagoro just regrets that several projects currently under way are not working at a normal pace due to the security challenges that prevail in the region. This is the case with the current contract for the Kankara-Dansabau road, which borders the state of Zamfara, where the contracting company has