FCT Minister Seeks Adequate Funding For Projects In Satellite Towns

Minister of state for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has called for adequate funding for projects in the satellite towns, especially the 5,000 Wassa Affordable Housing project in the territory.

The minister also expressed the commitment of the administration to provide houses that are truly affordable to the targeted population.

Aliyu expressed this commitment during the Senate Committee oversight visit to projects in satellite towns in the company of management staff of the administration.

During the inspection of the Wassa Affordable Housing site, the minister of state sought the collaboration of the National Assembly to raise fund for the project to ensure that the houses were truly affordable.

She commended the firm for building a police post to tackle security challenges in the area.

“The Apo-Karshi Road, when completed, will ease access to the township, and ease commuting by indigenes and residents from Karshi and other satellite towns. So, constructing that road and completing it will give us value for money, even for affordable housing and other developments.

“We have identified where the problems are, which is particularly about funding which is due to the economic downturn and the inflation rate, so we are reviewing our project rates vis-a-vis the current cost in the market to expedite action on the projects.

“We will look at the document again from the period the contract was awarded to date. When our administration came in 2015, we have been able to pay all that is required of us, yet the company is unable to complete the job.