Zamfara’s longest road: Lawal awards construction of 95km road in Tsafe

Zamfara State Government has approved the construction of 95km road project in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state.

This was announced on Monday after the State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House Gusau.

The council meeting was chaired by Governor Dauda Lawal.

The 95km road, which is the longest in the state, stretches from Yandoton Daji – Chediya – Doka – ‘Yan Waren Daji – Hayin Alhaji – Bedi – Unguwar Joji – ‘Yankuzo – Tsafe.

Zamfara state government is spending N125.4 billion on the construction and rehabilitation of 28 urban and rural roads and bridges across the state this year.

Analysis of the 2026 approved budget has shown that a total of 28 roads across the 14 local government areas of the state have been pencilled down for construction or reconstruction.

Governor Lawal presented a proposed budget of N861.3 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the Zamfara State House of Assembly on December 4, 2025.

The governor signed the N871.337 billion appropriation bill into law on December 19 after deliberations and approval by the state legislature.

The N871.3 billion budget, with a capital expenditure component of N714 billion (83%) and recurrent expenditure of N147.28 billion (17%), prioritizes infrastructure, security, education, health, agriculture, among others.

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