In line with His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Umar Namadi FCA, 12 Points Agenda which include Land Reforms and Urban infrastructure to expand affordable mass housing projects across the State. The State Executive Council have deliberated and approved a memorandum presented by the Ministry of Land, Housing, Urban Development and Regional Planning for the award of contract for the construction of 1,500no. of affordable Mass Housing projects.
The mass housing project will have a total of 1,500no Units of Three Bedrooms stand alone and Two Bedrooms Semi-Detached houses. The mass housing will be constructed in Dutse with 600no. Units of houses being the State capital. Similarly, Hadejia will have 200no. Units of houses with Kazaure, Gumel, Ringim and Birnin Kudu to have 100no. Units each, while Babaru and Kafin Hausa will have 150no. Units each to support the high demand of accommodation due the presence of federal and state universities.
The Council approved the sum of Five Billion, Nine Hundred and Eighty-Four Million, Eight Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighty-Three Naira, Thirty Kobo (N5,984,880,883,30K) only for the first Phase of the mass housing project of 500no. Units of houses of Two Bedrooms Semi-Detached across the State.
Signed by: Sagir Musa Ahmed, Honorable Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sports and Culture.