The Catholic Bishop of Yola Di-
ocese, Bishop Stephen Dami
Mamza has expressed satisfac-
tion with the pace of work on the con-
struction of eighty-six housing estate
for the internally displaced persons at
Sangere-margi in Gerie local Govern-
ment area.
Bishop Dami Mamza who stated this
recently while supervising the project
expressed happiness at the pace and
quality of work.
“So far twenty houses have been built
out of the eighty-six. And the work has
also created job opportunity for the
host community as ninety percent of
the workforce are from the area” ex-
plained the Bishop.
He further maintained that “the plan
for the school project for their chil-
dren is being finalized and very soon
that too will begin.”
Bishop Dami Mamza continues to
extend his sentiments of gratitude to
Missio and the Catholic Diocese of
Yola for their support and still calls on
individuals, organizations to ensure
that those faced with challenges such
as the Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs) are assisted.
In his remark, the site Engineer,
Christain Ileagu thanked people of
the area for their support and cooper-
ation.
Also speaking, a resident of San-
gere-margi, Samuel Peter thanked Bish-
op Dami Mamza for coming up with
the project “because it has also assisted
their youths in finding something to do
to support themselves financially.”
It could be recalled that two weeks
ago, Bishop Dami Mamza laid a foun-
dation for eighty-six housing units of
semi-detached bungalow for the IDPs
in the state.
