A National Housing Mobile to suit the Council and climatic
Diversity of the six Geo Political zones in the choice of House files; had been
developed by the government. The minister of state for power, works and housing
ALHJI MUSTAPHA SHEURI announced to
this at the inauguration of the housing project constructed by the Federal Mortgage
bank of Nigeria in collaboration with the Ebonyi state government .
According to the correspondent reporter of this incident who
specified that Ebonyi state government entered into agreement with Federal
Mortgage Bank of Nigeria 2005 to provide 240 housing units for its work force.
The project which was sited at the Amaike eziala mill in Ezzamgbo local government area of Ebonyi
state was a minute at the cost of 422 million Naira, 12 years stand along the
line only 72 housing units were to be cost of 411 million Naira, ALHAJI BABA SHEURI explained that the
federal ministry of power, works and housing will continue to strive to ensure
that the challenge of Housing deficit in Nigeria which stood at the 17 million
unit are surmounted, according to ALHAJI
BABA SHEURI who said that adherence to the northern Nigerian content in standardization
policy which transfers its available housing to Nigerians.
Also Governor DAVID
UMAR explained that the completed units had been allocated to some civil
and public servants in the state, as owners on five bases and urged the Federal
Mortgage bank to fast track the conclusion of the 168 units. Governor DAVID UMAR emphasized that the state
government would re-negotiate with the bank on how to settle with the interest rate
of the fund injected in to the project, given the time due for some of the
units to be completed. He said that they have to give out the days of
construction period because if they leave interest for ten years advance, there
is no civil servant that can afford it. And all the operators in the project
should know that they have 116 million injected and they have to recover the
money from the occupants.
Some of the beneficiaries commended the government for it’s posted
to hand over the completed housing units. According to one of the beneficiaries
who said that at this time of economic recession and high cost of accommodation,
she thinks it inevitable for them to afford the demands based on payment rate. Other
beneficiaries however called for provision of basic infrastructure such as
water, light and power pulled to make life better and more meaningful in the
estate.
On the other hand, the Ebonyi state government says that it
had recorded the first case of Lassa fever since the virus was discovered in
Nigeria in 1969. Briefing the newsmen in Maiduguri the state commissioner for
health DR. HALUNA OSHELIA said that
the case was confirmed from a 32years old woman in Jeri Local government area
of the state. According to DR. HALUNA
OSHELIA who said that they took samples to conduct test and make sure that
she had not developed accumulative virus disease of which Lassa fever is one;
the samples put some kind that they got the result from Lagos that she was suffering
from Lassa fever. And luckily for her, the diagnosis that was instituted had
worked and she is very ok now. But she is being monitored to make sure that her
recovering is complete. DR. HALUNA
OSHELIA also said that several Nigerian had been warned to prevent the
spread of the disease. He said looking at our relation; all of them are healthy
and ok but this disease can take between 2 to 21 days to develop, so we will
not stop following them up until it is being disfigured, and whoever the victim
had come in contact with we have join hands to monitor and follow them up in
order to stop the spread of the virus. The commissioner called on the public to
always ensure proper personal and environmental hygiene to get rid of rodents
in the houses.
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