Katsina Govt Pays ₦7bn Road Compensation

The Katsina State authorities has disbursed implicit ₦7.6 cardinal successful compensation to spot owners affected by its ambitious municipality renewal and roadworthy enlargement programme.

The commissioner for Lands and Physical Planning, Dr Faisal Umar Keita, revealed this connected Saturday during a cheque-presentation ceremonial successful Katsina.

He said the latest circular of payments, amounting to ₦1.565 cardinal to 378 beneficiaries, covers properties marked for demolition for the dualisation of the Kofar Souri Roundabout – Central Mosque Road, a cardinal artery successful the authorities capital, describing it arsenic the astir extended payout of its benignant successful the state’s history.

“This medication has truthful acold compensated implicit 5,000 beneficiaries with astir ₦7.6 cardinal since we came connected board,” Dr Keita announced, adding that “It is simply a large feat compared to what erstwhile governments paid arsenic compensation.”

The commissioner credited the record-breaking payments to Governor Dikko Radda’s “pay earlier enactment starts” policy, which ensures that spot owners person afloat funds earlier immoderate demolition oregon operation begins.

“We person moved distant from compulsory acquisition to a fairer replacement-cost model. Every idiosyncratic is fixed capable wealth to regenerate immoderate spot is taken, and clip to relocate earlier enactment starts,” helium said

The compensation thrust is tied to a broader infrastructure program that includes astir 60 kilometres of caller dualised roads wrong Katsina Metropolis and extended upgrades successful Funtua and different municipality centres. A state-wide carnal improvement maestro plan, expected to beryllium signed into instrumentality by October, volition further usher enlargement and caller layout.

Dr Keita praised residents for what helium called a “sacrifice for the greater good,” noting that galore beneficiaries person already identified replacement properties and are anxious to relocate.

“People present privation a roadworthy to walk done their houses truthful that they tin usage the funds to rebuild their lives elsewhere and assistance the metropolis expand,” helium said.

The Katsina State Government maintained that the unprecedented compensation demonstrates its committedness to fairness portion pushing guardant transformative infrastructure projects designed to modernise the superior and surrounding towns.