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After several years of delayed relocation of indigenous people of Mpape community to Shere-Galuwyi, the planned resettlement may finally be feasible, as the federal government has awarded contract for the construction of access road to the Resettlement camp.
The Federal Executive Council, last week, approved a N5.4 billion contract for the construction of the 14.15 KM access road from Mpape to Shere-Galuwyi Resettlement Housing Scheme in Bwari Area Council of the FCT.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the minister, Anthony Ogunlelye, explained that the absence of access road to the Resettlement Site and other infrastructure had prevented the movement of the designated communities as planned.
He said already, some complimentary facilities like primary school, secondary school, police post, overhead water tanks have also been provided at the site.
“If this road is not constructed, it will lead to further decay of the development at the resettlement site, heighten security concerns and thereby amounting to colossal loss of financial resources as well as constituting a clog in the developmental strides of government.”
According to him, 16 communities are to be moved in two phases, with the first phase to consist of most of the communities in Phase II of the Abuja Federal Capital City and include seven communities namely, Utako, Maje, Mabushi, Jabi Samuel, Jabi Yakubu, Kpaadna, Zhilu.
“Phase II comprises of nine Communities: Gwarimpa, Galadima, Jahi I, Jahi II, Kado Bimiko, Kado Kuchi, Lungu, Gishiri, Daki Biu.”
The minister further explained that the movement of the communities will open up development along that axis and also free up land for the orderly development of the city in line with the Abuja Master Plan.
The Galuwyi Shere resettlement site is located on a 900-hectares of land in Bwari Area Council.
