Property Owners Get N9.8m Lifeline In Gombe

The Gombe State Government has approved N900.8 million as compensation to people affected by the expansion of four township roads in the metropolis.

The Deputy Governor, Mr Tha’anda Rubainu, disclosed this while flagging-off the payment of the money to the beneficiaries in Gombe on Sunday.

Rubainu said that the money might not be enough to compensate for the social and psychological sacrifices that would be borne by the affected persons.

He, however, enjoined them to consider it as their personal contribution to the development of the state.

Also speaking, Mr. Shehu Hadi, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, said that the decision by the government to convert the roads into dual carriageways would decongest traffic within the metropolis.

Alhaji Adamu Jibrin, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, thanked the government and urged all affected persons to support the government toward the development of the state.