Kogi State has signed a memorandum of understanding MoU, with the United Nations Human Settlement Programme, UN-Habitat for the development of a city structure plane for selected cities and towns in Kogi state.
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The agreement which was signed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi by the Kogi State Deputy Governor Mr. Yomi Awoniyi and UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Aisa Kcyira, will see a to better integrate physical, spatial and social aspects of the state.
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The MoU, will also seek to improve the quality of water and sanitation in major cities of the state as well as developing waste management for the state.
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The agreement is aimed at improving the understanding of urban law and norms and their relationship to institutional structures leading to empowered local authorities able to efficiently guide and manage urban development.