Benue Govt, AFDB to build Houses for Agatu Victims

Tue, Aug 15, 2017 | By publisher


Environment

BENUE State government is to collaborate with African Development Bank, AfDB, to build 5,000 units of houses for victims of communal crisis in Agatu, Ado, Kwande and Guma Local government areas of the state. 

John Onoja, commissioner for Housing, Benue State, said in Makurdi, that the projects will be located in areas that recorded cases of herdsmen insurgency and communal crisis to alleviate the sufferings of victims.

Onoja said: “2000 of the units will be built in Agatu; Gbajimba will get 1,000 units; Agila, 1,000 and Moon in Kwande will also get 1,000 units. All we are waiting for at the moment is the right investor.”  
– Aug 15, 2017 @ 6:00 GMT /
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