URBAN RENEWAL: MIMIKO BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF LOCK UP SHOPS AND OPEN STALLS IN ONDO TOWN

As part of its efforts at improving the lives of the people through urban renewal projects, Ondo state government has commenced the construction of one hundred and seventy lock up shops and open stalls in Ondo town.

The lock up shops and stalls which are to be located opposite the State Specialist Hospital in Ondo is expected to be completed in the next two months in order to improve the lives of the people in the area.


Supervising the project, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Direct Labour - Team 5, Mr. Victor Ogunya explained that the initiative was geared by Governor Olusegun Mimiko on the need to rehabilitate and augment the standard of traders and boost their income, particularly those operating opposite the State Specialist Hospital in Ondo.

Ogunya revealed that the initiative was borne out of the need to provide a convenient, secure and serene working environment for traders in Ondo town, stating that those that vacated the location for the construction to take place are the primary beneficiaries before other users will be given consideration.

It could be recalled that Ondo State government is presently constructing a Caring Heart Neighbourhood Modern Market at Moferere in Ondo. The neighbourhood market which is at its finishing stage is expected to alleviate the suffering of traders and ensure they benefit from the caring heart initiative of the government.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor stressed that the state government will continue to improve the lives of the people through the provision of adequate infrastructural needs, adding that the Corner Lock up Shops and Open Stalls will be

equipped with adequate facilities like parking space, toilets, restaurants, administrative offices, among others.

He therefore appealed to the people to further aid the government so as to achieve more giant goals, noting that urban renewal projects have been identified as one of the key factors in fostering development and better economy.

Corroborating his view, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Direct Labour - Team V, Engr. Jimi Akintade said the lock up shops will be built to a befitting standard, thereby making it worthy of emulation by other states.


Ayokunle Ikusemiju,
Press Officer
Physical Planning & Urban Development

JOURNALISTS LAUD MIMIKO'S URBAN RENEWAL INITIATIVE

 A consortium of media workers have lauded Ondo State government for initiating, implementing and explicitly maintaining, managing series of urban renewal projects in the state.


The journalists who are from the Tribune, This Day, Guardian and Sun Newspapers gave the commendation during a facility tour to few of the urban renewal projects like the mechanic Village, Ultra Modern Motor Park and Ilula Recreational Park in Akure, which were the innovations of the present administration.


Addressing the newsmen, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Arc. Igbekele Daodu said the Mechanic Village was borne out of the need to concentrate Automobile Dealers who are scattered over the capital city, Akure, particularly those along Isinkan – Army Barracks area.


He maintained that the Mechanic Village located along Ondo road is a pilot project, as the government is prepared to replicate the project across the state in order to promote decency, professionalism and income among the technicians, stressing that eighty bush bars are available at the mechanic village, while a bush bar will make a team of technicians comprising; Motor Mechanic, Motorcycle Mechanic, Rewire and Battery Charger, Vulcaniser, Painter, Welder, Panel Beater, Plant and Generator mechanic.


Daodu explained that various infrastructural facilities like electricity supply, solar powered bole hole, perimeter fencing, car wash, spare part shops, workshops, administrative blocks, restaurants, toilet facilities, testing road and others have been put in place to provide secured, serene and safe environment for the technicians, adding that each bush bar has the capacity to attend to four vehicles at a time, thereby creating a more functional urban city.


The Commissioner said a management committee comprising members of NATA, civil servants and professionals has been put in place to manage the Mechanic Village after commissioning, while the government has employed the services of Direct Labour to ensure a minimal cost of about N150 million, instead of costing N350 million if it had been contracted.


He explained that the technicians are to pay estimated sum of N40 per day instead of the estimated N500 they pay per day in places they are presently occupying. He further disclosed that the N40 is to cater for the self regulatory maintenance system to manage the facilities provided in the mechanic village.


Corroborating his view, the Ondo State Chairman of the Nigerian Automobile Technician Association (NATA) appreciated the government, revealing that members of the association are eager to utilize the place. He added that this is the first of its kind in Nigeria and assured that members will brilliantly maintain the facilities and will be neatly kitted during working operations.


At the Ultra Modern Motor Park, the Commissioner revealed that the government has carried out a form of re – orientation for members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and he therefore called on other states to emulate the gesture of the present administration.


Daodu explained that the Governor in his caring heart initiative has vowed to put an end to the harsh and uncomfortable environment attributed to motor parks in Nigeria, stating that the establishment of the Modern Motor Park has since put an end to the menace.


Answering questions from newsmen, the Chairman of the NURTW, Akure branch, Mr. Ayodele Abulefi disclosed that the idea of the Governor has put an end to hooliganism, alcoholism and other nefarious activities that are capable of luring members into deviant act.


Displaying his seat tag, a passenger, Mr. Kanu Ogbonor who hailed from Abia State displayed amazement at the nature of the motor park in Ondo State; he appreciated the government and appealed to other states to emulate the gesture.


In a related development, a thick bush which was turned to a Recreational Park by the Mimiko’s administration has been described as a relaxation centre for athletes, civil servants among others after a tedious day job.


The Commissioner revealed that the Park is free of charge, while those who visit are expected to pay for the services they received. He appealed to the public to continue register as members of different sporting clubs at the Park in order to engage themselves.



Ayokunle Ikusemiju,
Press Officer
Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development

MIMIKO LAUDS LAWMAKER ON EMPOWERMENT

Barely two days after the lawmaker representing Ondo central senatorial district in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Dr Ayo Akinyelure donated items worth millions of naira to the people of the constituency, another lawmaker, Mrs Kemi Adesanya from Akure south state constituency 1 yesterday inaugurated a skill acquisition centre for her constituency.


The State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko commissioned the centre, named Kemi Adesanya Skill Acquisition and Empowerment Centre which has facilities for computer training, hairdressing and barbing among others.


Dr Mimiko, who expressed joy that majority of the current lawmakers in the country have continued to justify the confidence of the people in the nation’s democracy, assured of greater future for the country.


He attributed the various transformations in the critical sectors of the state economy to the synergy between the legislature and executive arms of government in the State, stressing that such a synergy would continue to be sustained for the development of the State.


His words “For us, this is marvellous. It is not the size of the building but the basic concept of the legislator to put this together. She actually put this together to teach our people how to fish, especially at the time when politics has been given different names. What she has done has justified the image of Nigerian politics. For a legislator to think about this is commendable”


He added “We must thank the members of the State House of Assembly for their support at all times. It is the synergy between members of the Assembly and the executive council that can transform the state. The people must be mindful of what they say. I want to assure you that whatever anybody says it is his business. We shall continue to do our best for this State”.


In her speech, Hon. Kemi Adesanya appreciated the support she received from her colleagues and assured that centre would provide opportunities for youth in the constituency to learn one skill or the other for their future development.
 
 
 
Dele Awogbami
Press Officer.
13-6-12.

FORMULATE POLICIES THAT AID SPEEDY DEVELOPMENT-MIMIKO CHARGES PUBLIC SERVANTS.

Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko yesterday tasked those in the top hierarchy in the public service to formulate policy options that will assist the nation to overcome her developmental challenges.

Dr  Mimiko, who stated this while declaring open the 36th meeting of the National Council on Establishment holding in Akure the state capital, maintained that for any nation to achieve desired result, there must be virile and dependable public service.

According to him, if any nation must overcome poverty, there should be a synergy between the political class and the public service, which he described as the engine room of societal development.

The Governor, who stressed the importance of reinvention of public service, lauded the critical roles being played by public servants and called for their training and retraining with a view to achieving the goals and purpose of good government at all levels.

His words “A stable and reliable workforce, especially in public service has been the most appropriate platform for the implementation of government programmes. I believe that the success of public programmes rests on the quality and structure of public service. The conducive atmosphere in our sunshine state will enable you to do an in-depth review of the establishment matters before you come up with good recommendation for the progress and development of public service in Nigeria ”.

The Governor used the forum to explain some of his administration’s packages to enhance quality service delivery to include, 50% of basic salary to workers as end of the year bonus, regular training and retraining of workers, renovation and equipment of offices, reduction in the interest rate of car loans and payment of N22, 000 minimum wage for workers among others.

In his keynote address, the head of the civil service of the federation, Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, noted that the aim of the meeting is to reposition and reform the service and constantly review the basic operating rules guiding it in order for it to take its pride of place in the process of transforming Nigeria

He added that during the meeting, various strategies would be implemented to transform public service and make it deliver prompt and quality service to the people.

Earlier in his welcome speech, the head of service of Ondo State , Mr Ajose Kudehinbu, noted that the present administration in the State has brought genuine innovation into the system, thereby impacting on the lives of the public servants.



Dele Awogbami,
Press Officer.
24-5-12

MIMIKO AND HIS YOUNG BAKERS

    Beaming with great enthusiasm about the new found passion, Ayodeji, a young soon to be entrepreneur rattled in the air for anyone to hear how he would make a future a fortune out of the bread making business he is into. He, like many other unemployed Nigerians have stayed endlessly waiting for a miracle of a white collar job but decided to key into the entrepreneurial attachment training programme put in place by the Ondo State government through the Ministry of Employment and productivity.
   
      Just like any other nations of the world, unemployment has been a great problem that one tends to wonder how a great menace of this type will be tackled. The governor Mimilko led administration in its giant stride has decided to partner with the Artisans to create jobs for the teeming unemployed youths in the state.

     Recently, the apprenticeship attachment training programme was flagged off in Akure in different trades and vocations primarily to help the young people put their energy in something productive. The attachment training programme in bakery is the first of its kind in the history of the unemployed youths and the artisans in the state.

     The programme is scheduled to run for six months. During this period, the young bakers are to be trained in the intricacies of the baking jobs in order for the young them to be self reliant. According to the Chairman of Ondo State Bakers Association, Alhaji Musibau Iyiola, believes that all the 100 trainees under the scheme would so much interested in the trade that they would make it a lifelong full time job.

      Amodeni Adedayo, a graduate of civil Engineering of Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife believes that it is a great privilege to be chosen to participate in the training programme. He has been working tirelessly everyday to get the best out of the programme. In a chat with him, he mentioned that he used to work in Port Harcourt but after the expiration of the contract job, he did not have any choice but to return to Ondo State to look for opportunity. The only opportunity that seems to be available to him was the bakery trade and more so, there is no bakery in the whole of his town which he presently still resides in. he sees it as an opportunity to be the first person to come up with a bakery in iju-itaogbolu.  Having looked for a job endlessly, he believes that to curb the menace of unemployment, the youth of today must move into skill acquisition. Amodeni said beside the setting them up in the next six months what attracted him most to the programme is the fact that the government is not just training them alone, they are being paid a token of #10,000 per month to cater for their feeding and transport expenses  before they become  master of the trade. Ademola  reiterated that the present administration is showing them how to fish rather than give them fish to eat. He sees himself as a potential baker who will serve his community for many years and come and a provider of jobs.

       Ige Awe Isaac, a primary six school, leaver who was a part time driver got to know about the programme through a friend who had listened to the advertisement on the radio. Although the friend doubted the authenticity of the advert because he believed government don’t do things for free. He decided to take a leap of faith by coming to the Ministry of Employment of Productivity where he obtained the form free of charge. Two weeks later, he was called for and here he is today, learning to be a baker. Isaac said he thanked his star for doubting his friend because today he is better for it. In just one month, he has learned so much that he could not have done that sitting that at home. He implored all young people wasting away at home to key into the skill acquisition programme to make Ondo State and Nigeria a better place.

      Oyetayo Oyebola, a young mother of six months, and a graduate of business Administration who recently moved down to Ondo state as a result of   her marriage to a man that lives in the state.    decided to key into the program because she was bored  of doing nothing at home as a result of unemployment having left her job in Lagos State. She comes to the bakery everyday to tap out of the training programme. Despite the young age of the baby, she is not deterred; she said she is in the training to win because she can own her own bakery one day. She said by the grace of God, she would try and set up on her own in the nearest future. She announced that nobody forced her to key into the programme she decided to do it on her own. When asked if she would be able to cope as a result of her gender, she reiterated that anything worth doing at all is worth doing well and what a man can do, a woman can do it best.

       Ayodeji Ajayi, a graduate of Accounting of University of Ado Ekiti in Ekiti State said he has been a cement trader all his life. He could not continue with trade because he uses the money for his personal upkeep and he realized that business cannot thrive in such a situation. It was an answered prayer when he got to know about the training. He said it has been his dream and ambition to own a bakery. He commended the effort of the Ondo State Governor for trying to make the young people self-reliant. Ayodeji said he grew up in Akure, in his 30 years of residence, he has never seen a government that is closer to the people as the present administration. He urged the Governor not to relent its effort at making life simple and affordable for the people. He appealed to the young people outside who are roaming about searching for elusive white collar jobs to enroll for a programme like this to save them time.

       These are just few out of the 100 young able bodied young men and women that the Governor Mimiko’s Administration has given direction and hope to their lives. These young and talented people are looking forward to a life more productive and worthwhile. This apprenticeship attachment training programme has put a ray of hope into their future which used to be devoid of such before they decided to be part of the programme. They are now looking forward to the day they will graduate from the programme and be set up on their own.

       In the advanced nations of the world, the artisan are indeed the movers and the shakers of the economy, they determine how many jobs will be created and how many will be lost. The present Administration recognizes this fact and has decided to train the artisans to be master of their trade. Through the Ministry of Employment and Productivity, in a way to encourage the Artisans is planning to train the artisans on their on trade so they could compete with the other artisans in and out of the country. According to Governor Mimiko, he believes that the best product must come from Ondo State, in terms of goods and services; it has to be the state of the art.

       Questions have been raised on what is going to be the lots of the trainers after the training programme, according to some people that has been how some government have been training and dumping the trainees without any notable plans to set them up.

       The Ondo state government in partnership with National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND) is doling out 1 billion naira loan to artisans and entrepreneurs in the state to held in jacking up there entrepreneurial development. These young trainees are not going to be left out, they will  be clustered into groups to be able to access this loan to enable them start up their business and also create jobs for the unemployed youths.  The attraction in this training programme is not just to provide job for one person but for 2-3 other people added to themselves.

      In the real sense, empowering a person in bakery is like empowering 10 people at a time. It can be translated to mean that, in a bakery, a driver, two mixers, 2 pan cleaners, a flour grinder, two flour cutters, a marketer and a gateman would be needed to get a bakery going. Getting these young entrepreneurs productive would not only put food on their table alone but on the table of 10-15 other people at a time.

      The Ministry of Employment and Productivity is not just stopping in Bakery, the ministry is bringing people in confectionaries and event management, Almanco and roofing business, POP and paving stone.

     The fact is this avenue for employment generation could be as big as the people who are taking the bull by the horn by going into it. Unemployment will remain a problem, the only difference after many year is how the youths have helped themselves by creating jobs for themselves and for other people. This empowerment has come to stay because it will forever touch the lives of people.



Bisi Lawani
Ministry of Employment and Productivity 

ENGAGE YOUTH IN PRODUCTIVE VENTURE--MIMIKO

   
             If Nigeria is to overcome her numerous challenges, the youths must be well engaged in productive ventures that will bring about peace and development to the country.

           This was the submission of the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko on Tuesday during the commissioning of Bradama International Skill Work Centre at Agadagba-Obon in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of the State.

             According to the Governor, governments at all levels, including well-being individuals should leverage on the opportunities abound in the country to make sure that the youth are gainfully engaged to curb all forms of vices in the society, especially as the nation is confronted with security challenges.

            Dr Mimiko lauded the proprietor of the centre, Chief Bibopere Ajube, an ex-militant for the vision, which he described as unique and particularly commended the bold step taken by Late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua to grant amnesty to militants in the Niger-Delta Region of the country.

          Also, Governor Mimiko appreciated the efforts of Chief Ajube in ensuring security in the coastal part of the State and promised to collaborate with the centre in entrepreneurial development training of youth in the State.

          He however assured the people of the area that his administration would construct a Mega School and hospital in the town to add values to the lives of the people.

          He said “We must commend the vision of late president Umar Yar’Adua for this amnesty programme. What we are seeing today is a clear demonstration of the vision of Chief Ajube to make impact on the lives of his people and we must commend him for this. I want to assure you that we will partner with this centre to make sure that its goal is achieved. This is about engaging our youth in productive venture and we must support it”. 

          In his speech, President Goodluck Jonatharn, who was represented by his special adviser on Niger-Delta and chairman Presidential Amnesty Office, Hon Kingsley Kuku, commended the efforts of ex-militants towards ensuring peace and development in the Niger-Delta area.

        He explained that with the supports and cooperation of the Niger-Deltans there has been appreciable increase in oil production in the area.



Dele Awogbami,
Press Officer.
23-5-12

WE ARE PRUDENT IN MANAGING THE STATE FINANCE,THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME---MIMIKO

      Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko said his administration has been prudent in the management of the funds accrued to the State.
   
       The Governor disclosed this on Thursday during the 45th birthday get together of his wife, Olukemi, held at the Banquet Hall of Government House in Akure.
   
       Dr Mimiko, who explained that throughout his period as public office holders both at the federal and state levels, transparency and accountability have been his watchword, added that he had never in any form short-changed governments.
    

      He noted that his tenure as governor of the State has continued to be appreciated by the people of the State because the government has added values to their lives, stressing that no amount of intimidation would deter him from meeting the yearnings and aspiration of the people.
   
       His words “I have never looked after wealth in my life, I have never attempted to short-change the state. In all my public offices, I have been diligent and I have given services to the best of my ability. Even at the critical juncture, God is always there for us. Forget about what anybody says, we shall continue to give values to the resources of this state”.
      
       While describing his wife as loving and caring, Dr Mimiko appreciated her courage and support for his political career and for sustaining the growth of the family.
   
      “When she is cheerful, no matter the situation, everything will be solved.  I always feel that I can conquer the world. She is a woman that is not after material things. Even when I was in private practice and everybody expected more and more money to come in and we discovered everything was going through the window, you know for political engagement, she never complained. If she had done that, it would have truncated my political career”. Said Mimiko.
   
         In his exhortation, Rev. Tunde Adesida charged the people to always appreciate God on daily basis and also to be mindful of the way they spend their lives.
   
         The cleric however commended Mrs Mimiko for her concern to the less privileged in the society, particularly women and children.

URBAN RENEWAL: MIMIKO’S CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMATION

         In Ondo State, before the Mimiko’s administration came on board, it appears that no physical planning institution and actionable economic policies were put in place. What this administration met on ground were urban sprawl, street trading, blighted urban infrastructure, deteriorating urban environment, high rate of unemployment, decline in the people’s standard of living, child and maternal mortality and the rural communities across the state were qualitatively and quantitatively depopulated, thereby not economically viable.

          Also, the features of urban centres across the state were blighted and unaesthetic, overcrowded and congested.  Apart from these built up areas, there are unwholesome environmentally, degrading circumstances in urban centre, some notorious environmental spots, urban violence, poor sanitation, narrow roads, clumsy traffic situation, chaotic vehicular and traffic movements along some notorious spots and uncultured parking habits which causes visual intrusion in most parts of urban centres.

            Similarly, there were growths of shanties, street trading, shops overlay, display of make shifts kiosks and wears along major streets. The urban centres exhibited improper urban land use and uncoordinated urban development.  Ecological issue is another environmental problem facing urban centres in the state as people built close to river courses and on flood plain, rocky outcrops, slopes and at other difficult and dangerous landscape.  Incidental open spaces and buffer zones were misused and mismanaged.  The core areas of urban centres then lacked equilibrium as well as scenic and aesthetic values.

       With these entire situations on ground, the Mimiko’s administration in its CARING HEART initiative put up an urgent action oriented efforts aimed at adopting appropriate and workable planning strategies that will facilitate and combat these socio-economic problems.


     The Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development in Ondo State was therefore put in place by the Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko in 2009 as a tool to tackle physical planning and urban management problems in the state. It has Architect Igbekele Daodu as the Commissioner to champion the course for spatial re-organisation towards achieving quality urban form, structure and sustainable environment.
This is because urban renewal needs a viable personality to cushion the putting up of new live into badly developed and dysfunctional urban centres by providing those facilities that are lacking to make the city more functional, habitable, healthy and aesthetic. This urban renewal is all about achieving environmental sustainability and improving the lives of the people living in slums.


          A positive and pragmatic friendly action in the form of urban upgrading was adopted by this administration through the Ondo State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development to restore efficiency, functionality and aesthetics in the blighted areas of urban centres across the state in the form of corrective and remedial actions.
Urban renewal of this administration focuses on the provision of those elements beyond the ability of the poor majority of families living in blighted neighbourhood.  Therefore, Mimiko’s  administration focuses on the provision of the missing urban facilities and rehabilitates the existing ones without mass demolition of structure, while owners of buildings demolished were adequately compensated before demolition commenced. This physical planning and urban renewal initiative becomes a process to improve the quality of life of the residents in the urban and rural areas.


        Governor Mimiko’s mega vision is to stimulate urban economy through various urban renewal programmes in order to solve many social, economic and environmental problems.  His administration has been able to develop and harness the economy of the various towns and their inhabitants through the various urban and rural transformational projects of values, including the Quick Win projects. These projects include;Market Infrastructure Development: Before this administration, there were no organized city markets in its modern sense. The traders carry out their daily trading activities on the streets, both in the sun and rain. The government has constructed over twenty markets to provide decent and comfortable business environment, while others are still under construction. It also constructing and rehabilitating market stalls, channelizing streams and rehabilitating abutting roads to markets.


                  Development of markets infrastructure and other adjoining infrastructure such as roads and channelization of streams are transformational projects of values that makes these markets functional and sustainable, not forgetting that it enhances the aesthetics of the entire neighbourhood for the users.  For example, traders and other auxiliary service providers are now operating in a conducive and more comfortable environment.  They enjoy complimentarily and external economies due to agglomeration of traders having access to common poll of service infrastructure and larger population.  Other advantages include fostering social relationship among traders and other service providers operating in the neighbourhood.  The buyers too have choice of goods and services due to the concentration of various goods.  Agglomeration of economies of market has positive economic influence on the value of real properties and rents within the neighbourhood.


                  Urban Restructuring (Relocation of Informal Activities) is another germane urban renewal project being executed by this administration. At inception, this administration became worried due to the unaesthetic nature of urban centres, particularly the state capital, Akure, as a result of indiscriminate location of informal land use activities.  This give rise to land use conflicts which eventually results to slum in some areas.  These informal land uses include mechanic workshops, street traders, auto-mart, motor parks, plank markets, building material traders etc.  The government again provides a serene, secure and sociable environment to solve problems of land use conflicts in urban centres so as to achieve urban aesthetics.  This makes provision of facilities such as electricity, water, security, etc economical and efficient.  Clustering of artisans leads to lower cost of services and higher profit.  Agglomeration of artisans makes transfer of skill and knowledge among artisans easier and improves productivity.  Land use intensity due to agglomeration of economies increases the surrounding land values.


                 Mimiko’s administration in developing urban and rural Infrastructure constructed roads, modern Motor Park, public car parks along Oba Adesida-Oyemekun road to Airport road, central car park behind Akure Central Mosque with the capacity of 284 cars, etc.  The historic neglect of infrastructural development which poses a steep barrier to attaining socio-economic transformation and poverty alleviation was tackled by this Mimiko’s administration through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development that has been responsible for the provision of urban infrastructural facilities in urban centres. 

                  Similarly,the Ministry of Community Development attended to the provision of infrastructure and services to the rural communities across the state.  This is to bridge the existing wide gap in infrastructural provision between the rural areas and urban centres and to bring dividend of democracy to the grassroots or rural communities.
As part of efforts to empower the common man in the state, most of the urban renewal projects apart from roads are being handled by the Direct Labour Agency.  They engage artisans and professionals to work on the projects directly and thereby improving their sources of income and standard of living.  They purchase their materials directly from the local markets and thus improving the trader’s standard of living.  Also, through urban renewal programme, the living conditions of the affected areas are improved.


                  In conclusion, Mimiko has been able to use urban renewal to enhance property values, rejuvenate and restore functionality, efficiency and aesthetics to the affected neighbourhood and thereby improving human lives and dignity to humanity.

Ayokunle Ikusemiju,
Press officer,
Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development