By Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki
The Ebonyi State Executive Council has approved ₦5 billion for the construction of 126 housing units for civil servants in the state.
Each housing unit is estimated to cost ₦40 million.
The State Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, disclosed this to reporters at a press briefing on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting this week.
He noted that the project would be executed through direct labour and emphasised that every category of civil servants would benefit from the housing scheme.
The Commissioner further disclosed that the Executive Council approved a memorandum of understanding between the state government and a contractor, guaranteed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, for the provision of a recoverable loan to facilitate the immediate completion of the Mile 50-Amasiri 132KV double-circuit line in the state for power supply.
“The council approved that the drafted memo be committed to signing. Recall that Exco had earlier approved the release of a recoverable TCN guarantee loan of USD781,235.67 + ₦130,258,048.24 to ensure the completion of the double-circuit 132KV line from Mile 50 to the Amasiri substation,” Okpor said.