Rivers State government has expressed its willingness to establish strategic partnerships with professional bodies to promote sustainable development and create environment-friendly cities.
The State’s Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Evans Bipi, stated this while hosting a delegation of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) Rivers State Chapter.
He said town planners play a critical role in fostering sustainable development and an egalitarian society.
The commissioner said he would leverage the expertise of the town planners in delivering on the core mandate of the ministry in line with the urban renewal policy of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, which aims at restoring the Garden City status of Port Harcourt and creating more livable cities.
He also gave credence to a key recommendation of the NITP on the need to strengthen the State’s Physical Planning…
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