By Gbenga Akingbule
It was all smiles on the faces of the residents of Wala town of Gwoza Local Government Council as the State Governor Prof. Babagana Zulum on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the construction of 500 housing units to provide shelter for them.
Gatekeepers News report that the houses will be given to residents who fled from Boko Haram attacks and are now back in their community following the return of relative peace.
Performing the foundation laying in the Wala community, Zulum stated that the housing estate would have facilities such as a hospital, school and water points, among other essential infrastructure.
“In fulfilment of our electioneering campaign promise to resettle communities displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency, we are flagging off the construction of 500 houses through our stabilisation facility,” Zulum said.
The governor charged the contractors to ensure quality work, warning that his administration would not tolerate substandard work from anyone.
“Most of the contractors are from Gwoza Local Government Area and by extension, members of this community. This is part of our resolve to encourage local contractors, thereby stimulating the economy at the grassroots level.
“I want to see quality work. Let me be clear to all of you: we will not condone anything less than good work,” the governor said.
In another development, Governor Zulum has approved N50 million empowerment package for 1,000 women farmers in the state to enable them to regain their sources of livelihood.
Each of the women farmers would receive N50,000.
