Buhari to inaugurate Zuba Estate Tuesday

The Federal Government is set to formally inaugurate the Zuba Housing Estate on Tuesday.

The estate built by the Federal Housing Authority consists of 746 housing units.

According to an invitation card sent to our correspondent on Sunday, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) will perform the official opening by 10 am while the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola is the chief host.

The Zuba Mass Housing Estate is a pilot project of the Federal Housing Authority, which would be replicated across the country.

The project sits on 18 hectares of land, housing 764 units of various house types giving a total of 16 blocks of 3-bedroom flats in a block of 8 flats; 32 blocks of 2-bedroom flats in a block of 8 flats; 14 blocks of 1-bedroom flats in a block of 16 flats and 5 blocks of terrace duplexes in 4 rows.

The estate is already serviced with completed standard infrastructure such as roads and drains, external water distribution network, electricity external reticulation, perimeter fence work, 3 water stations, injector transformers, civil works and servicing of blocks with underground cables.