From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has officially flagged off the construction of 160 detached 2 bedroom flats at the resettlement center of Muregi and Ketso communities in Niger state.
The ground breaking ceremony was held at New Muregi resettlement center in Mokwa local government of the state, and officials said that the building will have toilet and kitchen, in which Muregi will have allocation of 120 units and Ketso will get 40 housing units respectively.
The Managing Director HYPPADEC, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa expressed concern over the economic and environmental disaster experienced over the years due to perennial flooding that has caused destruction of lives and property in the affected communities.
Sadiq Yelwa noted that the projects would be delivered as planned and in standard within the duration of 3 months period because sufficient funds of 30% will be released in each trenches to ensure completion for occupation by 12 communities, adding that each building will cost N4.8 million each.
Governor Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has assured of full support to the HYPPADEC for its interventions in tackling various challenges facing the affected flooding areas, decried that four years ago about 150 Communities were flooded in Niger state.
Governor Bello who assured to provide the necessary social amenities to the community like water, electricity, schools, urged them to take ownership of the projects to set up a relocation committee immediately after completion to ensure the use of the project.
