The Plateau State Government on Thursday embarked on a tour round the state to supervise and see the level of completion of the ongoing legacy project, on Friday 12th February, Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Hon. Dan Manjang led the team round the Plateau Central Senatorial District to see the level of completion of the Governors legacy project.
Hon. Dan Manjang, stated that “The Lalong Legacy project comprising of Hospitals, Model Schools, and Potato Value Chain across the 17 local government areas, set in place to conceptualize to improve on the standard of living of Plateau people from the rural communities.
“N59 billion was initially earmarked for the 22 Projects but when COVID-19 came, the scope was reviewed to N29 billion and the money has been sourced and now available for the completion of the projects.
Some of the legacy project from the central zone are:
Government College Pankshin now upgraded to model school, the school now have two standard hostels, senior staff quarters, junior staff quarters, laboratory, library, sport facilities, hall, kitchen, cafeteria, GCP current has over 1000 students but when completed it is expected to accommodate 3,000 students
Government College Pankshin, which according to the school principal, James Gambo Dimlong, who noted that “GCP is a Premiere institution on the Plateau and the government has really changed the face of the institution to an international standard, he applauded the Governor
He also said the Governor promise to change the school into a technical institution as it was the initial plan of the founding fathers of the institution
The Hon Commissioner for Health, Ndam Lar who was also a student of the school commended the Governor for taking FGC into consideration to be among the beneficiary of the Legacy”
The General hospital Mangu which has 200 bed capacity, still ongoing with the same structures and facilities with all other ongoing general hospital, the Mangu General Hospital is located at Konbun, Mangu LGA
Potato value chain support project Tissue culture laboratory resources Gindi, Mangu LGA which has the facility to produce 600 seedlings in a month
Model primary school Kanke which was built from scratch, a virgin land, with structures such as classes, admin, hall, sport facilities and has attain 40% completion
General hospital Kwal, Kanke LGA which formerly was a cottage hospital built during former Governor Joshua C. Dariye now upgraded to a general hospital with 60bed capital and addition facilities and structures, the project has attain 95% completion according to Fabian N. Danladi, the project contractor. They met the project at 25% completion now it has attain 95% completion.
Pankshin Water Plant which According to the technical officer, Eng. Julius Akawu of Plateau State Water Board, the Pankshin water plant has been out of operation for over 10years, the Government in conjunction with World Bank reactivate and reticulatethe Pankshin water system, the water plant is powered by a 400KVA Generator, with the reactivation residents of Pankshin get water three times in a week
GSS Dengi now upgraded to model school Dengi which has attain 70% completion with facilities such as 7 classes by 4, male and female hostel, multipurpose hall, kitchen, lab, generator house, staff quarters toilet
Pankshin, Monday market potato value chain support project by African Development Bank in collaboration with Plateau State Government, the project was completed around November, 2020 and has been handed over to the local government, the potato value chain has the capacity to store 3 tons of potato
Hon. Dan Manjang, Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication, assured the citizens of the Governors willingness to complete all the legacy project as it will pave way for more opportunities, reduced hardship, encouraged school enrollment and provide access to health Care delivery.
