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THE Sokoto State government said it has distributed 172 transformers of various capacities to different communities across the 23 local government areas of the state.
Abdullahi Maigwandu, state commissioner for rural development, on Thursday, May 4, stated that the 172 transformers were procured by the state government at the cost of N623 million.
He explained that N103 million was spent on the supply and installation of the electrical equipment in different parts of the state. According to Maigwandu, the categories of transformer distributed included 500 kva, 300 kva and 200 kva and that some local government areas got five while others got three depending on request.
He further said the state government had concluded plans to install additional 100 transformers in some selected communities in the state.
— May 15, 2017 @ 01:00 GMT
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