The Plateau State government is set to perform the groundbreaking foundation laying ceremony of the National Film Village to serve as a creative incubator for emerging talents in the state and beyond.
The venture is expected to revolutionise both local and global landscapes, featuring music and movie studios for equitable wealth distribution and to provide a platform for scaling up and showcasing talents of Plateau youth on the global stage.
Besides, the state has also concluded arrangements for the construction of smart city housing units for low, middle and high income earners for sustainable housing developments in a comprehensive approach.
The commissioner for housing and urban development, Hon. Joshua Ubandoma Laven, while taking journalists on a tour of project sites in Kuru and Mararaban Jama’a in Jos South local government area at the weekend, said; “We are here to inspect the site of our film village and also in respect of the housing project of his Excellency Barr. Caleb Mutfwang tagged Jos Smart City Housing Units.”
Laven said Mutfwang is a proactive governor who matches words with actions, adding that the governor had directed them to ensure that appropriate sites are secured so that the developers can come in as quickly as possible to commence work.
“We want to develop a state-of-the art film village, the first of its kind in Africa here. Wycliffe Jean is coming on December 28, 2023 for a peace concert and then perform the foundation laying ceremony of the film village. The governor has gotten the commitment of all developers with a view to hit the ground running.”
“Governor Mutfwang in line with his vision to transform the state wants to change the narrative of Plateau State being the home of civil service and to show that it is still the destination for entertainment, peace and tourism.”
The commissioner for lands and survey & town planning, Peter Nyam Gai, said what this implied was that they were talking about Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to boost the economy, stressing that the state government is ready to hit the ground running.
General manager of Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMBD) Arch. Hart Bankat expressed satisfaction with the two sites secured for the projects, saying it was in line with the government’s mandate to implement the greater Jos master plan.
