The Minster of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi says the Nigerian Government will not spend a dime for the construction of the $50 million University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State, as it is gift from the government of China.
Daura is the home town of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The President in December 2019 performed a ground breaking ceremony of the University with its original completion date completion was pegged at September 2020.
Ameachi during inspection tour of the project site at the weekend said
“Proper construction will start at the end of September and hopefully they should be about to complete it at the end of September next year.
“This is not a railway contract. This is a gift from them. I have said my assumption is that they should finish by next year September.
“We are here to find out whether they’ve commenced construction. Don’t forget that it is a gift, so they may not be as dedicated as they will be when it comes to a proper contract.
“But what they’ve assured us is that whether it is a gift or not, they will give it the same attention they give to the railway construction”.
Further speaking on how the school is expected to operate upon completion, he disclosed that, “they will provide all that for five years by which time the Federal Government should have been able to get its own technical staff”.
