The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has introduced a partnership with the Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria to advance the supply of inexpensive housing underneath the Renewed Hope Housing Programme.
This collaboration was formalised throughout a courtesy go to by AHCN President and Chairman of Council, Eno Obongha, and his delegation to the ministry.
The ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Salisu Haiba, disclosed this in an announcement on Saturday.
The partnership is ready to give attention to eradicating homelessness and making certain that every one Nigerians have entry to respectable and inexpensive housing in a protected setting.
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, stated, “The Renewed Hope Housing Programme was initiated to boost the stock of affordable housing in Nigeria.”
He assured his visitors that the ministry is dedicated to finishing all housing tasks underneath this system, with a transparent stance towards abandoning any homes.
“There will be no abandoned houses under this programme,” he emphasised.
The minister additionally highlighted the significance of utilizing high-quality, regionally sourced constructing supplies within the building course of.
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“Despite our goal of providing affordable and accessible houses for all Nigerians, we will not compromise on quality. High-quality building materials will be used to deliver houses that will be acceptable to Nigerians, while also boosting our local economy,” he said.
Dangiwa expressed his satisfaction with the Agric-Villages Scheme, an initiative of the AHCN geared toward buying farmland in rural areas throughout all states.
This scheme is designed to make use of agriculture as a driver for housing provision, thereby creating job alternatives for unemployed youths.
“The Agric-Villages Scheme will be incorporated into the National Social Housing Fund initiative, which the Ministry is working to implement,” the minister stated, noting its potential to offer entry to inexpensive housing for low- and no-income Nigerians.
Earlier, the President and Chairman of AHCN, Obongha, expressed the affiliation’s need to actively take part within the Renewed Hope Housing Agenda.
“We are committed to supporting this initiative by providing about 15 hectares of land in each senatorial district for housing development, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” he stated.
The affiliation additionally sought the minister’s assist in enabling State Housing Corporations to acquire Housing Development Funds via mortgages and requested inclusion in executing housing tasks underneath the Renewed Hope Housing Programme.
Furthermore, Obongha proposed that not less than 20 per cent of the constructing supplies used within the Renewed Hope Housing Agenda tasks be regionally sourced to advertise financial progress and sustainability.