Monrovia – Representative Fonati Koffa, (Liberty Party-District #2, Grand Kru County), who is one of new lawmakers elected in October 2017, has set himself a big vision of providing housing units for residents of his district.
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Rep. Koffa wants to realize his plan by constructing 10 modern houses annually for the next six years.
According to him, the project is one of the benefits accrued from his recent trip to the United States of America where he met with partners, who are willing to assist with the project.
According to him, the housing project will cost him US$3,500 for each decent two-bedroom unit and will be handed to people on gratis.
“Two of the things we promised during our campaign were to address issues of housing and education infrastructure in Grand Kru County.”
“Part of our visit was not only to talk to district #2 residents in the US but to talk to certain group with education funding, resources and materials.
“We have high schools in our district; we want to see how we can revitalize and refurbish those schools by also adding computers and Internet facilities and seek assistance in teaching resources and training from abroad.”
“Present housing facilities in my district are very deplorable. Most of my people live in mud houses with thatched roofs.
“We want to embark on a program that will see us do 10 of those houses a year for the next six years. If we can do more than 10 in a year’s time, it will be fine.”
Cllr. Koffa told FrontPageaAfrica that his group “Ahteenah” will partner with the Gbowee Foundation, which will shortly commence an assessment for the project.
“We are going to have a system setup where we will identify the site, and ask if people will consent to allow their structures to be broken and a new one constructed.
“We are not going to give people more rooms then they have; there are lots of older people who are unable to go to the bushes and dub their houses. We want to catch those people first.”
Rep. Koffa promised that as a lawmaker from the Southeast, which has a major challenge of road, he will be very vigorous in the upcoming budget process to ensure that government’s priorities do include the beginning of the road improvement in the Southeastern part of the country.