The Zamfara Urban and Regional Planning Board has enjoined the people to partner and cooperate in its determination to modernize Cities in the State and eliminate all irregularities pertaining urban and Regional planning in most appropriate manner.
The Director General of the Board, Idris Garba Rikiji, in a statement in Gussu said a non comprising steps are being taken to boost activities in Revenue generation for improved internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state.
This is with a view to complementing efforts of Gov. Bello Muhammad, Matawallen Maradun in transforming the state in all ramifications.
The BOARD , the statement emphasised. is therefore appealing to all stakeholders to take charge of their respective responsibilities in terms of regular and timely payment of all payable services such as advertisements, permits among others.
“That all Structures are to be erected only with due permission of the BOARD after fulfillment of the prerequisites including evidence of payments where necessary obtained from the board.
“While assuring good people of Zamfara an excellent service, it is also pertinent to inform that, the Board will henceforth not hesitate to challenge any irregularity aimed at jeopardizing the mission and vision of the board and by extension, the state government in promoting and providing conducive environment and proper positioning of structures in an acceptable plans.
” Officials of ZUREPB will be embarking on sanitisation of the Roads in Gusau metropolitan and other major cities in the state to avert encroachment, prevent flooding through clearing water ways, gutters and checkmating all forms of irregularities in Urban and Regional planning as proscribed by the laws governing the operations of the board in Zamfara State.
“The ZUREPB is determined to digitize its activities to global standard to block all leakages and unwanted happening within it mandates”, the statement concludes.
