Tinubu Approves Construction Of 1,000 Houses In Seven Northern States

• Kazeem Badmus

President Bola Tinubu had approved the construction of 1,000 houses in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, and Benue states.

Vice President, Kashim Shettima made this known on Friday through a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr. Olusola Abiola.

Abiola said Shettima stated this at the inauguration of projects executed by the Borno State Government in the last 100 days.

The Vice President explained that the housing projects were part of a broad plan by the Federal Government to address conflicts in the North.

He also revealed that Tinubu approved N50bn to the National Emergency Management Agency to kick-start the Pulaku initiative which was a non-kinetic solution to the crisis confronting the people of the northwest.

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He said, “President Tinubu has approved the construction of 1,000 houses in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, and Benue states with all the ancillary facilities of schools, clinics, veterinary clinics, and ranches for the Fulani community in Kaduna and Benue states

“President Tinubu insisted that all the victims must be carried along.”