THE Kano State Executive Council has approved the payment of compensation to more than 1,400 property owners affected by ongoing road construction and dualisation projects across the state.
News Point Nigeria reports that the approval formed part of resolutions reached at the council’s 40th meeting presided over by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Government House in Kano, where projects and programmes valued at ₦55.48 billion were approved across various sectors.
Among the approvals, the council earmarked ₦3.18 billion as compensation for owners of 361 properties affected by the construction of the Kano Northern Bypass Road Project.
The Executive Council also approved ₦2.94 billion as compensation for owners of 1,113 properties affected by the ongoing five-kilometre dualised road project in Gaya Local Government Area.
In addition, the state government approved ₦247.07 million as compensation for individuals and filling station owners affected by the Kano–Dawakin Tofa–Gwarzo–Dayi dualisation project.
The council further approved ₦213.74 million as compensation for owners of farmlands and economic trees affected by the rehabilitation of the Tamburawa Raw Water Intake Station in Kura Local Government Area.
The approvals, made under the Ministry of Land and Physical Planning, are aimed at facilitating the smooth execution of key infrastructure projects while ensuring that residents whose properties are acquired for public purposes receive appropriate compensation.
