Kaduna Approves N300m for Workers’ Houses

From Kaduna SA on ICT Office

Jan 20, 2008

Over N300 million has been approved by the Kaduna State government for the construction of 1,500 houses for civil servants in the state in line with the state government desire of providing shelter for its workers, according to the state’s Commissioner of Information and Home Affairs, Saidu Adamu.
Adamu explained that the houses would be spread across the three senatorial zones of the state and would be mortgaged to civil servants, adding that the approved sum would soon be given to the Federal Mortgaged Bank for quick execution of the project.
He added that the state government is also expecting the sum of N3.7 billion from the Federal Government to spend on generation of power and water from the Gurara Waterworks in order to resuscitate moribund industries in the state.
According to Adamu, who spoke to journalists in Kaduna, “The houses are to be spread across the state, with 1,000 in Kaduna, 300 in Zaria and 200 in  Kafanchan. Most of the houses in Kaduna will be sited at the new Millennium City .
“The council has also approved the establishment of a medical college at the state university with Federal Government assistance in order to train enough medical doctors for our medical institutions. “

The state government has also ordered the Ministry of Health to come up with an immediate plan for the establishment of 500-bed hospital to replace the Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital now moved to Shika, Zaria.
“Council has approved the establishment of a leasing company to liaise with banks and ensure the success of the state government’s plan to purchase 100 taxis to be leased to individuals for use within the state.
“The state government will also build a shopping complex along Muhammadu Buhari Way between Swimming Road and the roundabout at the space where the Ministry of Tourism and Culture as well as Ministry of Establishment and Training are currently sited. The ministries will be moved away to another site. The shopping complex will be built in partnership with private organisations to reduce street hawking in the state, especially along Ahmadu Bello Way.”
 
Speaking in the same vein, the State Commissioner for Education Alhaji Suleiman Lawal Kauru said a law is in the pipeline to back up the state free and compulsory primary education programme. He noted that contract worth N1 billion have been awarded for the rehabilitation of the primary schools, provision of uniform for the pupils, textbooks, science and technical equipment.
 
 “In the 2008 budget lots of money is earmarked for actualising the free and compulsory primary education, while all fees including the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) fee has been abolished in the state.
 
“The state government has awarded contract worth N1 billion for the rehabilitation of primary schools, provision of furniture,  teaching materials, science equipments, technical education equipments as well as houses for primary school teachers beginning  from the headmasters.  
 
“School based management committee will be established by the state government to manage the schools. The committee will involve the entire community as education is beyond d power of government alone every body is now a stakeholder. Government intends to have at least two boarding primary schools in each senatorial zone to be managed by the government in order to actualise our declaration of emergency in the primary school education sector.” 
 “Government also approved N73m for NECO examination in respect of indigenes who have 4 credits and above to rewrite the school leaving certificate examination.
 

Governor Arch Mohammed Namadi Sambo is a true democrat, whose approach to problems is always humane and conciliatory he is a man of peace who patiently looked to the future with courage and hope. His commitment in the direction of transforming the state into a relatively better integrated and functional polity is continuing  with a mission  to create a stable  and cohesive polity capable of securing effectively the interests of the various communities and giving them the opportunity to develop and live in peace  with one another.

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