By Bisola Adeyemo
The Plateau State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Alhaji Dayyabu Garga, has said that the bill for the implementation of the Greater Jos Master Plan is still pending before the Plateau House of Assembly.
Recalling that the immediate past administration developed a new master plan to curb prevailing decay in the city planning and development of Jos-Bukuru metropolis, Garga said on Monday, in Jos, the state capital, Environews reports.
“We are pushing for the bill to be passed into law because there is an urgent need to correct the anomalies we are witnessing in urban development.
“We have slums within the city that are supposed not to exist and you cannot just start building at random where there are no access roads or sewage.
“In well-planned settlements, you are expected to have access roads, good sewage systems, well-arranged electricity and other social amenities,” Garga said.
“As soon as such options are available, the government will enforce and implement the new plan.
“We have identified areas around Bassa and Barkin Ladi Roads to relocate those that will be affected by the plan,” the commissioner stated.
