Bauchi State begins construction of 1,000 housing units.
Bauchi State Government has started the construction of 1,000 housing units across its 20 local government areas.
Commissioner for Information and Communication, Alhaji Dayyabu Ciroma, said in Bauchi on Thursday that the houses would be sold to artisans and traders at affordable prices.
He explained that the 1,000 housing units were some of the 2,500 units whose contract was signed in 2021.
Ciroma also said that government had begun the reconstruction and renovation of Government House, Bauchi and its Conference Centre.
“Government lodges at Abuja, Lagos, Rivers and Kaduna states are currently being renovated and upgraded,’’ he said.
Ciroma noted that roads constructed by the government had opened up rural communities and increased economic activities and transport services.