The Zamfara government has earmarked N7 billion in the 2020 budget for the construction of a new Government House, according to the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Bala Bello.

Bello disclosed this in Gusau on Thursday after defending the 2020 budget proposals of his office at the House of Assembly.

Bello said that the state government resolved to construct a new government house ‘considering the need for it the state’.

“You know our current government house was the Gusau local government Secretariat during the old Sokoto state,

“It was used as a temporary government house when the state was created in 1996.

“We need a modern government house to fit into the league of modern states in the country.

“We also considered getting a new government house to take care of the shortage of government offices.

“When the project is completed, the current government house will be converted to a Secretariat,” he said.

Meanwhile, the state government has also earmarked N700 million in the 2020 budget for procurement of relief materials for Internally Displaced Persons and assistance to disaster victims in the state.

The Senior Special Assistant to the state Governor on State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Maj. Aliyu Maradun, rtd, disclosed this after defending the 2020 budget proposal of the agency.

Maradun said that part of the money would be used for execution of some capital projects by the agency.

khalifjgusau:
The site presently occupied was actually Gusau Local Government Secretariat annexed temporarily as state “government house” and given tantative architectural reshuffle pending the erection of befitting government house complex. With the construction of the new government house, the present temporary site will be an extention to be used in place of the rented offices and that will save huge cost.

This unfortunate situation led the previous administrations to rent offices in Gusau and incur heavy financial burden on the government. There is presently Eight Hundred Million Naira (₦800,000,000) backlogs left by the immediate past administration on office leases. Now, imagine the how huge the cost implication will be if the government continue to use rented offices.

khalifjgusau:
The site presently occupied was actually Gusau Local Government Secretariat annexed temporarily as state “government house” and given tantative architectural reshuffle pending the erection of befitting government house complex. With the construction of the new government house, the present temporary site will be an extention to be used in place of the rented offices and that will save huge cost.

This unfortunate situation led the previous administrations to rent offices in Gusau and incur heavy financial burden on the government. There is presently Eight Hundred Million Naira (₦800,000,000) backlogs left by the immediate past administration on office leases. Now, imagine the how huge the cost implication will be if the government continue to use rented offices.

DonFreshmoney:
But I accept what this governor Is doing. A state should have a government house.. please continue with the project dear governor