Kano Government Vows To Tackle Housing Deficit, Slums, Ghettoes
By Abdullahi Yusuf
The Kano State Government has resolved to address what it called the rapid proliferation of slums and ghettoes caused by population explosion in Kano metropolis.
The government also vowed to tacke the lingering housing deficit and overcrowding in the urban areas of the state.
This is contained in a statement signed by the
Director Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Housing Development, Adamu Abdullahi,and made available to newsmen in Kano on Friday.
Abdullahi said the State Commissioner for Housing Development, Arc Ibrahim Yakubu Adamu, disclosed the government’s plan during the opening of a 2-day Management Retreat organised for the management staff of the ministry and held at NBTE Conference Hall, Kaduna.
He quoted the commissioner as reaffirming the determination of the state government to ensure the provision of qualitative, decent and affordable housing units that conformed with universally accepted standards.
Arc. Adamu further announced that henceforth, all new layouts in Kano would be provided with basic infrastructure needed to meet up with world standards, adding that such basic infrastructure had already been provided at the three cities of Kwankwasiyya, Amana and Bandirawo.
He said the ministry had been mandated to engage in public private partnership (PPP) through collaboration with private stakeholders to boost housing delivery in the state.
He said the Ministry is poised to implement housing policies that would enable the provision of affordable, available, decent and accessible housing for residents of the state.
The commissioner said the theme of the retreat:”Building High Performance Organisation for Accelerated Housing Development in Kano State” signified the commitment of the Abba Kabir Yusuf administration to put in place effective machinery of moving the State to greater heights.
He enjoined the participants to pay serious attention to all the presentations at the retreat so as to acquire more knowledge and skills that would enable them to effectively and efficiently face the challenges of the housing sector.