The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki, has been commended for facilitating Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) at Lasoju in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The commendation was contained in a statement by Asa Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki Movement.
The statement was signed by the elders of the forum, Mallam Abdulhamid Obadagbagbe, Mallam Sulyman Abdulwahab and Mrs. Rafat Gomih a copy of which was made available to National Pilot in Ilorin on Saturday.
The group in the statement lauded the Minister for her support to the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration on the development of all sectors of the economy, which is being enjoyed in Kwara State
The group enumerated Saraki’s contribution to include construction of quality roads, rail, pipeline and water ways transportation.
The statement observed that NITT was originally conceived as a development institute for Transportation in Nigeria and West African Sub-region, pointing out that the citing of the NITT complex in Kwara was facilitated by the state Minister for Transportation.
The statement added that the group expressed joy over citing of the centre in Asa Local Government, saying that it would create employment opportunities for members of the host community.
“It’s a privileged opportunity for the people in council area to play host to such a Federal Government project in the Local Government and indeed for entire state as a whole.
“The contributions of Senator Gbemisola Saraki towards the development of Kwara and Nigeria as a whole cannot be over emphasized especially when the NITT project is completed”, the statement reads.
