Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has handed over 450 2-bedroom constructed houses to the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to alviate accommodation problems facing junior civil servants in the state.
Governor Matawalle who during hand over ceremony at Daza area in Bungudu local government area expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done.He further said the construction of another 1000 units of housing estate would commence soon.
He disclosed that, the completed 450 2-bedroom houses would be allocated to junior civil servants on grade level 01 to 07 on Owner Occupier’ with 40 percent discount and the payments will be deducted out of their salaries.
He further disclosed that 600 3-bedroom houses out of the 1000 units which will be constructed soon, will be allocated to the senior civil servants while the remaining 400 will be allocated to those above grade level 07. This is to ensure that the alarming percentage of accommodation problems amongst the civil servants is drastically reduce to the barest minimum Matawalle has assured.
He urged the leadership of the NLC to be just and fair on the process of allocation, adding that, the process of allocation is expected to be base on merit to ensure the State Government’s policy on the provision of housing accommodation for civil servants at affordable rate is satisfied
Receiving the houses Chairman of the NLC Zamfara State chapter, Comrade Sani Halliru, thanked the state Governor for the kind gesture that is aimed to alleviate the suffering of the workers on accommodation in the state capital, and pledged to ensure equitable distribution that all eligible civil servants benefit from the gesture.
