State government set to build 2,500 houses for workers

According to the Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Solomon Onah, these houses will be for low and high income earner.

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Speaking during a ceremony to mark the commencement of the sale of forms for 500 plots of land, Onah revealed the cost of these houses.

The commissioner said the houses would cost N37. 5 billion.

Concerning the plans for the 500 plots of land at the New Independence Layout, along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in Enugu, Onah revealed the type of houses to be built.He said twin duplexes /bungalows would be built.