The Zamfara government has earmarked N7 billion in the 2020 budget for the construction of a new Government House, according to the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Bala Bello. Bello disclosed this in Gusau on Thursday after defending the 2020 budget proposals of his office at the House of Assembly. Bello said that the state government resolved to construct a new government house ‘considering the need for it the state’. “We need a modern government house to fit into the league of modern states in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the state Governor on State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Maj. Aliyu Maradun, rtd, disclosed this after defending the 2020 budget proposal of the agency.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2020 17:37 UTC