NIGER State government is to spend over N2.4bn on construction of a state mosque and Christian place of worship to enhance religious tolerance.
The worship centres are to be situated at the 3 Arms Zone where the government is planning to relocate the three arms of government.
Disclosing this at the weekend to newsmen in Minna, Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Shehu Haruna, said that construction works on the two sites will commence before the end of the year.
Haruna said each of the worship centres will cost N1.2 billion, adding they will be handed over to Christian and Muslim leaders after completion for management.
He further disclosed that a hotel of international standard will also be constructed at the three arms zone under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
The state government is also committing N36.4 million to the completion of Paiko Community Jumat mosque in memory of the late Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Alhaji Aminu Yusuf.
The late Yussuf was the Chairman of the Mosque construction committee.
It will be recalled that the Niger State government had earlier taken over the completion of the Tunga Jumat Mosque and the First ECWA Church Minna.
Both projects abandoned for over 20 years cost the government about N90m.
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