Excitement As Qatar Govt Begins Construction of 500,000 Housing Units in APC-Controlled State

Excitement As Qatar Govt Begins Construction of 500,000 Housing Units in APC-Controlled State

  • Kaduna State Government has begun a megacity with a housing project to benefit 500000 poor and vulnerable citizens in the state
  • Qatar, has, however, commenced the construction of the buildings, named simply as Qatar Sanabil Project
  • The Qatari Government, asides from the construction of the housing units, has also pledged an array of interventions and empowerment programmes for the less privileged across Kaduna

Kaduna state, Nigeria - In what could be described as the right step in the right direction, Qatar has commenced the construction of 500,000 housing units in Kaduna state.

The project according to the Qatari Government, is for less privileged residents of Kaduna state, North-west Nigeria.

Kaduna state, Qatar Government, Uba Sani, Ali Bin Ghanem Al-Hajri
Qatar has begun the construction of 500,000 housing units in Kaduna state. Photo credit: The Governor of Kaduna State
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The Mega Economic City project was officially inaugurated by Qatar’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ali Bin Ghanem Al-Hajri on Wednesday, August 16, in Kaduna, PremiumTimes reported.

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According to Mr. Al-Hajri, the projects aim to improve the living conditions for underprivileged families in the state.

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The ambassador commended the state’s Governor, Uba Sani, for his support for the successful launch of the project – Qatar Sanabil Project, PM News report added.

He said the Qatari Charity had also pledged various interventions and empowerment programmes for the less-privileged and underserved across the state.

PDP governor commissions uncompleted housing estate

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state, on Thursday, May 11, commissioned an unfinished housing estate.

According to a report by Premium Times, the eponymously named housing estate, Darius Dickson (DDI) Ishaku Garden Estate, is built along the Airport Road in the state’s capital, Jalingo.

Meanwhile, the state government began the construction of the estate of 500 housing units in 2017, but the report further indicated that the estate is yet to be completed as of May 2023.

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Northern governor buys luxury cars for 260 traditional rulers

In another development, at least 200 traditional rulers in Zamfara state have received brand-new cars, including Cadillac 2019 Model.

The vehicles were distributed to the monarchs at the Government House, by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III.

According to Governor Matawalle, the gesture was in recognition of the status of the traditional institution as custodians.

Source: Legit.ng

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