From KABIR Dankatsina
Kebbi State Government has paid compensation to owners of farmlands and structures in Tsamiya and Argungu for the construction of the Tsamiya Inland Dry Port in Shaguna, Bagudo Local Government and the dualization of Old Argungu Bye-Pass Road under Argungu Emirate Council of the state.
This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands and Housing, TPL, Alhaji Abubakar Ahmed when he briefed journalists the development on Thursday in his office in Birnin Kebbi.
He said the state government disbursed ₦289.542 million in compensation for over 200 hectares of land and economic trees to acquire land for the Tsamiya Inland Dry Port project in Shaguna, a border town between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.
According to him, the money was paid to beneficiaries in Tsamiya on Wednesday, witnessed by the Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Hon. Muhammad Dangi Juli, the Permanent Secretary, officials from the Ministry, the Bagudo Local Government Chairman and Councillors.
He noted that the Governor was highly interested in the realization of the Tsamiya Inland Dry Port in Shaguna due to its potential to significantly enhance trade and commerce between Kebbi State and the Republic of Benin, facilitating easier movement of goods and boosting the local economy.
The Permanent Secretary also revealed that the state government has also paid ₦339.913 million in compensation for structures affected by the 6.5 kilometres dualization of the Argungu Old Bye-Pass Road, flagged off by Governor Nasir Idris on Tuesday.
He said the money was disbursed in Argungu in the presence of officials from the Ministry Lands and Housing. the Argungu Local Government Chairman, Councillors, representatives of the Argungu Emirate, the Ministry of Justice, Security Agencies and the Ministry of Finance.
