Develop or Lose Your Properties, Kano Govt Tells Mega City Occupants

The Kano State Government has issued a last announcement to spot owners successful Kwankwasiyya, Amana, and Bandirawo Mega Cities, directing them to implicit and inhabit their houses earlier December 31, 2025, oregon hazard forfeiture.

Hon. Ibrahim Yakubu Adamu, Commissioner for Housing Development, announced this  connected Thursday during a property briefing successful Kano.

He said the determination followed the expiration of earlier deadlines and the government’s resoluteness to reconstruct bid and fast-track the afloat improvement of the estates.

According to him, contempt afloat allocations, galore beneficiaries person failed to implicit oregon inhabit their houses, creating country for amerciable concern and transgression hideouts that undermine the intent of the projects.

“The authorities has approved an further hold until December 3, 2025, for owners whose structures are betwixt 50% and 95% complete. Those who person abandoned their properties without immoderate disposable improvement volition person their offers revoked,” Adamu said.

He added that the authorities would implicit specified revoked properties, with refunds issued to the archetypal allottees. He said immoderate operation erected successful usurpation of approved gathering prototypes would besides beryllium demolished to support information and aesthetic standards.

The commissioner further emphasised that the measures were not punitive but aimed astatine ensuring the megacities service their intent of providing modern, affordable, and unafraid lodging for residents.

He besides disclosed that the authorities has relocated authoritative functions, including State Council meetings, to the recently completed Governor’s Lodge successful Kwankwasiyya to boost habitation. At the aforesaid time, enactment continues connected roads, water, and powerfulness connections from the Tiga Hydro Power project.

Adamu urged each affected owners to comply wrong the grace period, ensuring the authorities would guarantee transparency and fairness erstwhile implementing the policy.