Flood: Niger governor inaugurates N779m HYPPADEC 160 housing units

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger state has inaugurated the N779 million Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) 160 housing units for flood victims in the state.

The housing resettlement scheme would cover the six HYPPADEC states of Benue, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, and Plateau.

Bello, at the event in Mokwa and Edati Local Government Areas of the state last Friday, said the victims in Muregi and Ketso communities would be the beneficiaries of the scheme.

“The state government in conjunction with the local governments will set up a committee that will be saddled with the responsibility of relocating victims in the two communities as soon as this project is completed. Efforts like this will guarantee the safety of lives and properties in our communities.

“I hope that this project will be completed within the shortest possible time so that efforts will be made to relocate the flood victims in Muregi and Ketso,” he said.

He assured the people that the state government would provide access roads to the two communities to ease the movement of goods and services in the areas.

The governor said the electrification project of the communities would soon be completed and inaugurated to boost socio-economic activities in the areas.

Similarly, the Managing Director, HYPPADEC, Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, said that “each of these housing units is estimated at the cost of N4,870,161.14.

“Following intensive needs assessment and a professional survey by HYPPADEC, the commission decided to construct 120 housing units in Muregi town of Mokwa local government area and 40 housing units in Ketso village of Edati local government area.”

Yelwa said each of the housing units has two bedrooms, one sitting room, one convenience, one kitchen, and one veranda.

Earlier, the Chairman Mokwa local government area, Alhaji Abdullahi Muregi, commended the state government and HYPPADEC for the gesture.

Muregi appealed to the state government to find a way of settling the crisis ravaging the Zakagi community in council to prevent the loss of lives and properties.