NEDC constructs 1000 housing units for IDPs in Borno
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) had concluded the construction of 1,000 housing units as part of resettlement efforts for millions of people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East.
Director-General of NEDC, Mohammed Alkali, revealed this to correspondents at the 50th session of the State House Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
According to him, the 1000 houses were built in Ngwom, Borno, with plans to build 500 housing units in five other affected states each, costing N17.5bn.
The mass housing project includes two-bedroom flats built in clusters. The housing units have been handed over to the Borno State Government and distributed to various households.
Alkali also revealed that the NEDC executed 647 projects ranging from agriculture, health, education, and energy/power across 112 local government areas in the North-East.
With each LGA gulping at least N50m, the total costs accrue to N5.6bn.
He also noted that three bridges had been constructed in Kudzum, Dilechim, and Wuro-Ngayandi areas of Adamawa State.
Speaking further, Alkali said the lack of a sturdy education system in the North-East had fuelled the insurgency.
He explained that the commission created an Education Endowment Fund with a seed capital of N6bn and planned to dedicate 10 percent of its annual allocation to the fund.
The NEDC was inaugurated by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in 2017 to coordinate all humanitarian interventions by government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies based on the North-East stabilisation masterplan.
To execute its mandate according to the North-East stabilisation and development masterplan in the next 30 years, Alkali said the commission required at least N31.05tn.
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