Niger State Government says it has secured a one hundred and sixty million United States dollar loan from the Islamic Development Bank IsDB for the execution of solar project in the state.
Chairman New Niger Project, Alh Abubakar Mustapha Bida who stated this while addressing Newsmen at the New Niger Quarterly Media briefing in Minna, said of the one hundred and sixty million dollars, ten million dollars is the counterpart funding for the Niger state Government.
Abubakar Mustapha Bida explained that the panels will be stationed at Maikunkele which will be a new city owing to the project coming to the community, expected to commence towards the of this year, under an Internationally Competitive Bidding system the ICB.
Commissioner for Nomadic and Pastoral Affairs, Umar Sande Rebe, maintained there is no bandits camp in Niger state they only come from the neighbouring state for a hit and run strategy, stressing that from next year animal moving from one state to another will not be allowed to enter Niger state without obtaining a permit, to curtail cases of cattle rustling and other problems.
In his remarks Commissioner of Land and Survey, Barrister Ahmadu Bello Agwara explained that Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has signed over one thousand C of O while the process of obtaining it has been made easy and seamless, while saying that the establishment of the Fct_ Niger Boundary Commission had forced land grabbers to run away from the area.
Niger state Commissioner of Mineral Resources Muhammad Qasim Danjuma, presented by his Permanent Secretary, Dr Abubakar Abubakar said to address the problems of illegal mining, insecurity, protect the environment and mining host communities a bill has bill forwarded to the Niger State House of Assembly which has passed the second reading,
Commissioner of Police CP in charge of Niger state, Adamu Abdullahi Elleman represented by the Police Public Relations Officer Niger state Command, Superintendent of Police Wasi’u Abiodun explained that the CP has directed for the establishment of Farmers Herders committee in all the twenty five Local Government Areas in Chairmen of Local Governments, traditional rulers and security agencies among others served as member of committee, as a proactive measure to address such problems.
The Chief host and Niger state Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Mr Obed Nuhu Nana, added that the gathering is not a forum for Government to speak but to dialogue and correct misconceptions, as government policies and programmes achieved greater impact when it’s people received feed backs, towards achieving the goals of transparency, accountability and inclusiveness.
COV ALIYU LAWAL
