The Jigawa Government has warned land developers against erecting illegal structures capable of distorting the Dutse master plan.
The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Lawan Audu, gave the warning while inaugurating an 11-member reconstituted board of the Dutse Capital Development Authority (DCDA) in Dutse on Thursday.
Audu said that flagrant distortion of the master plan, which was base on appropriate town planning could lead to environmental hazards and retard sustainable development of the state capital.
He said that the state government had adopted practical measures to ensure strict compliance with the master plan designed to structure Dutse into a modern town.
“It is the responsibility of the agency to ensure compliance with the master plan, construct roads, public utilities and ensure that the town is well structure.
“To achieve this, we must be focussed and guided by the master plan, as well as discourage the erection of illegal structures in the town,” Audu said.
He tasked the board members to discharge their duties diligently to ensure successful implementation of the master plan.
In a remark, the Chairman of the board, Alhaji Bashir Aminu, pledged to make Dutse a model town in the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that members of the board were drawn from DCDA, ministries of Land, Works and Housing, Justice as well as Jigawa?Environmental Protection Agency.?(NAN)