We’re committing huge resources in housing, transport, others – Gov Mohammed
By Samuel Luka,
Bauchi
Bauchi state governor, senator Bala Mohammed has disclosed that his administration is committing huge resources in areas of Housing, Transportation, Power Supply, Water Resources, Sustainable environment and integrated Rural development programmes.
A press release made available to newsmen by the Honorable commissioner of Information, Usman Usman Shehu, quoted the governor as saying that his administration’s main thrust is achieving good governance from a Multi facet directions.
He said, by doing so, the narratives would be entirely changed from once referred a backward State, to now, one of the shinning examples of those with steady progress on Human and Physical development.
The press release auded that the governor who spoke as a guest speaker at a recent Africa International Housing Show (AIHS), said indicators are there vividly speaking in concrete terms, what he is doing in Bauchi state.
“Presently, there is a new Master Plan for the State capital which has outlined targets of aspirations, scaling up to the year 2050. This Plan is being implemented religiously”, the press release said.
According to the commissioner, the governor who was represented by the state commissioner of Lands and Survey, described the event as good Forum where issues of national development in areas of Housing and development planning in Nigeria are put into focus for discourse and decisions.
He said in Bauchi State, one of the main policy thrust of the government is investing in knowledge-based economy and physical infrastructure development.
The governor noted that the Bauchi Geographic Information Service( BAGIS) is another giant step towards modernizing our Land matters, which is also receiving adequate support from the government as a commitment of transforming the state’s land administration procedures.
Governor Mohammed added that following the discovery of Oil in Bauchi State, businesses are thriving already, things are changing from great to greater position.
He said Bauchi is
recently ranked 6th in the Federation in areas of Ease of doing Business, which indicated another landmark achievement from the government following careful implementation of good and attractive economic policies and programmes.
The press release further noted that in an effort to address Housing problems across the State, the Government in collaboration with Family Homes Fund Ltd, had constructed 2,500 Housing Units across the 6 Emirates of the State.
According to the the Governor, as part of modernization process, Shanties have been removed in all the identified places to give easy access and right of way considerations on our major roads.
“A new Government House has been provided in a desire to go with the trends of development and modernization. A further push in this direction, new development Plan is on-going towards a provision of new Lay-outs in the GRA area of the State capital for a modern Bauchi City”, the governor assured.
He said new openings have been provided with new access roads being constructed to open up densely populated areas and the old City residences making movement around the City with much ease and less traffic jam.
According to him, a total of over 300 KMs of township roads with good drainages have been constructed so far.
Governor Mohammed maintained that his administration is committed to laying a solid foundation of Modernization, rolling out Programmes to engage the Youth as a step in curtailing rural-urban movement.