Plateau Lands Commissioner Gets Gov Lalong Approval For 7 Industrials, Residential Layout

Yakubu Busari

The Plateau State Commissioner for  Lands,Survey and Town Planning ,Hon Yakubu Datti has received approval of Governor Simon Bako Lalong for seven(7) layouts ,two industrial ,five residential which is  inline with his 3 pillar policy of re-engineering the state in  five years developmental strategic program of action.

In a press statement made available to our medium by the information unit  Tina H.Monday in Jos disclosed that the commissioner embarked on visitation to all the permanent sites in  tewo-tebo(mista-ali),Rafiki,Dong,Rantya layout,Rei and kwang.

Hon  Dati was  accompanied by the permanent secretary,Barr.Naanman Gamde,Directors of the ministry and members of the layout including the acquisition committee to supervise and inspect the proposed permanent sites of the  layout in Jos North and South LGAs respectively.

According to him ,”the Ministry  is now working in line with the five years development strategy developed of the  Governor  Simon Bako Lalong administration  and part of the Ministry’s function to  achieve  the mandate of private Public Partnership(PPP)  in some selected layout.

Datti explained further that it is plan of government to cater for the housing needs of the growing population of  people decongest the state capital for business activities to strife .

He stated that out of the seven(7) layouts,five(5) for  residential while two(2) are for  industrial sectors  of  which  the Ministry’s is  pushing  to create an open doors for investors to come in .

The commissioner cautioned the contractors handling the  layouts to provide  proper roads network with standard social amenities with modern equipment  because the state is trying to move away from urban slums where we have dead end roads and social amenities to connect the buildings and its suburbs.

Hon Datti reiterated  that the layout will ensure adequate facilities such as fire service post,hospital s and good road to brace up the legacy of revamping the state infrastructural deficit .