Sokoto bans building of new houses

The Sokoto State  govern-ment yesterday announced temporal  ban on the allo-cation of new plots and cons-truction of new houses in Sokoto city and its environs.

It however said the ban would be lifted by the end of December, “when all the distortions and discrepancies are expected to have been rectified.”
Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Alhaji Nasiru Dantsoho,  at a press briefing  to mark this year’s World Habitat Day, expressed the state government’s resolve  to ensure that  residents receive approvals from government before embarking on cons-truction.

                                                                      dailytrust