Benue Flags Off 1,080 Housing Units Construction

Benue State authorities done the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC) has flagged disconnected the operation of 1,080 lodging units named Eco-City Estate,

The task aims astatine addressing the lodging shortage and accommodation challenges faced by low-income earners successful the state.

Performing the ceremonial successful Makurdi yesterday, Governor Hyacinth Alia, said the operation of the property would people the extremity of lodging shortage successful the state, particularly for low-income earners,

He said it besides aligned with the administration’s imaginativeness to alteration Benue conscionable up with different processing cities of the federation.

Represented by the lawman governor, Sam Ode, the politician explained that the ongoing dualisation of the Wurukum Roundabout adjacent the property was meant to heighten accessibility.

According to the governor, “I privation to impulse citizens to instrumentality vantage of this task and amended connected their business, I privation to besides promote investors particularly Benue citizens to subscribe to this astute estate. It volition beryllium an property that volition conform to the modern inclination successful housing.

“We are calling connected investors to travel successful rapidly and spot however they tin beryllium disconnected takers of this important project. There are 2 (2) hectares present and two(2) successful different location. We privation Benue indigenes to beryllium portion of these gains of our government”.

Earlier, the radical managing manager of Benue State Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC), Dr Raymond Asemakaha, stressed the urgent request for sustainable and affordable lodging successful Benue State.

He said, “When completed, the  Eco- City Estate volition span the lodging shortage spread and high-cost of accommodation successful the state.”

According to him, “We are starting with 32 units housing, the Second signifier volition beryllium 48, and that is however we volition beryllium moving, we besides person 30 hectares of onshore that volition location 1,000 lodging units. We are looking astatine 1 year, this volition beryllium done wrong 6 months, and the different phase, wrong 24 months for completion”, Dr Asemakaha added.

Some of the residents who spoke to our analogous commended the politician for his foresight, saying with what they are seeing, the politician request nary run travel 2027.

A nutrient vendor successful the country Nancy Orhungur who besides appreciated God for the acquisition of the politician described the task arsenic a fantastic inaugural saying, “this volition besides boost our concern and arsenic good unfastened the country in  presumption of airy and potable water, Governor Alia is truly retired to instrumentality Benue retired of shame.”