Borno: Buhari’s CoS Gambari Opens 804 Houses Built by UNDP, Zulum

The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has visited Borno State to commission a total of 804 houses at Mafa local government area of the state.

The Chief of Staff alongside governor Babagana Umara Zulum commissioned the project to resettle displaced members of the Ngarannam community and neighboring villages. 

This was disclosed by the spokesperson to the governor, Malam Isa Gusau today.

According to the statement: "The 804 houses were houses by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Borno State Government.

"Borno State Government is building 304 houses from which 204 were completed with 100 ongoing, while the UNDP has 500 units of houses funded through a Regional Stabilization Facility (RSF) from which 360 were completed while 140 were ongoing. 

"The UNDP’s housing estate, designed with a health centre, police post, school and market, was for the resettlement of Ngarannam community, while Borno’s houses are for resettlement of a number of villages neighboring Ngarannam. 

"From both projects, a total of 564 houses were completed out of the combined 804 targeted by Borno Government and the UNDP. 

"The UNDP had, in July 2019, developed a Regional Stabilization Facility (RSF) with support from Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands and the European Union (EU)."

The Ngarannam community in Mafa was attacked and destroyed by Boko Haram some years back, forcing community members to flee their homes. 

Others present at the event include, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Budget and National Development, Prince Clem Agba, Deputy Governor of Yobe State, Idi Barde Gubana, Executive Secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), Amb. Mamman Nuhu, UNDP’s resident representative in Nigeria, Mohamed Yahya, and representatives of ECOWAS, the European Union, and embassies of Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands, among other development partners.