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BY INUSA NDAHI, MAIDUGURI
Borno State Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR) has within the year under review completed the construction of 65 capital projects worth billions of naira in various Local Government Areas of the state.
The projects includes mainly Housing, office complex, shops, markets, schools, hospitals/clinics and emergency shelters hitherto destroyed by insurgents.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Commissioner of RRR, Engineer Mustapha Gubio in a joint press briefing by his counterpart from the Ministry of Housing and Energy, Engineer Yuguda Vungas on the achievements recorded under the leadership of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum marking his One-Year in office.
The Commissioner said, as soon as the security agencies gave a nod for protection of lives and property in the liberated communities, tens of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) would be resettled back to the benefitting communities.
Gubio stated that the security challenges posed by insurgents has left over 75% of private and public infrastructures destroyed, notwithstanding, the present administration had to take the bull by the Horne despite paucity of funds to execute such projects within a shortest time.
He noted that, “in southern Borno Senatorial District, construction of 300 housing unit in Warabe, and Government lodge have been completed in Gwoza Local Government Area, while renovation and construction of three Government Lodges, Marghi Area Court, Rumirgo shopping Complex and Chul Central Mosque in Askira Uba Council Area have been completed.
“In addition, 32 units of markets lock up shops, police station have been completed, while construction of 500 Housing Units is ongoing at Damboa Local Government Area, while in Chibok local government area, 220 Housing unit and two Government Lodges have also been completed.
“Likewise in Southern part, similar projects in Biu, Kwaya Kusar, Hawul and Shani Local Government Areas have witnessed series of completed projects including police stations, schools such as the Government Secondary Schools in Marama town and Bayo, Islamiya school in Kwaya Kusar, in addition to reconstruction of palaces of some traditional rulers”. Gubio said.
Also, the Commissioner of Housing and Energy, Hon Vungas said, “during the year under review, the ministry sort approval from His Excellency, Professor Zulum, who immediately granted approval of ‘Owner Occupier Basis’ to civil servants/tenants residing in government quarters such as 303, 505, 777 and 1000 housing estates in the state”.
Vungas also said, a lot of construction works which include housing estates, electrification, installation of standard transformers boost power and connecting many communities to the national grid have been undertaken and completed, while others are still ongoing.
He therefore urged the people of the state to continue to give their maximum support to the present administration and pray for God Almighty to restore peace in the state.