Dangiwa Assures Zamfara State Citizens  Affordable Housing

Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Musa Dangiwa  has assured  Zamfara State Governor of the ministry's commitment to ensuring that its citizens have  access to affordable housing in the state.

Dangiwa gave this assurance when Governor Dauda Lawal Dare of the State paid a  courtesy visit to his office in Abuja,  Thursday, 10th October,2024.

"At the ministry of Housing and Urban Development, we want to assure that we will provide all the support you required in your efforts to enhance decent, quality and affordable housing to your citizens,' the minister stated.
 The Minister acknowledged and appreciated Governor Dare for the 50 hectres of land provided for the Renewed Hope Estate at no cost to the ministry, saying that free land, will make the houses affordable to the citizens 

Accordingly, Dangiwa also assured the Governor that Zamfara state would be on the priority list of the ministry to benefit from subsequent  building programmes of the ministry.

"Let us assure your Excellency that the ministry will ensure that Zamfara state is included in the next batch of the  states to benefit from the programe," Dangiwa remarked.

On National Housing Programme, NHP, the Minister said " I have also been informed that our officials are engaging with your team to which next week they are coming again regarding your interest in purchasing the unsold housing units under the National Housing Program in your state."

He noted that though the  ministry had done a downward review of  the  prices of the houses as requested by the state government of Zamfara, he would look in to it as to see how it could be further reviewed downward, revealing the ministry was not making profits from sales of the houses. 

Dangiwa also affirmed that the cost expended on infrastructure on the houses have been written - off to ensure affordability, mentioning that the ministry was aware  that  Zamfara state government would further subsidised for its citizens after buying them to ensure affordability. 

He added, "our aim is just to recover the cost of constructing these houses so we can build more for other Nigerians to benefit." 

Similarly, the minister who affirmed  that  Zamfara state  would benefit from the housing construction under PULAKU Initiative Housing Project  of  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aimed at addressing the grievances and social exclusion of Fulani in the north west and to also address the cause of banditry in the nation, revealed that  the ground breaking for Zamfara state would  soon be done.

While acknowledging that Zamfara state government has also provided land for construction of houses for actualization of PULAKU Initiative in the state in addition to the land provided for  Renewed Hope Estate, the Minister  gave assurance that the  ministry will always collaborate with the state government.  

Speaking earlier, Governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare, said  they were in the ministry to appeal to the minister for his  intervention to fast track the completion of the agreement between the ministry and Zamfara state on purchase of the NHP housing units in the state as it  would enable the state take over the structure. 

Dare noted the Zamfara state being bedeviled with many challenges like insecurity, lack of infrastructure, housing care among others would need the intervention of the ministry to provide decent, quality and affordable houses for its citizen because tackling the challenges has taken a toll on the state's finances.

He said, "I want to appeal that Zamfara state should always be considered as one of the first in any structured you are going to put in place bearing in mind some of the situations the state is facing."

PICTURES FROM THE STAKEHOLDER- CITIZENS ENGAGEMENT ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAND ADMINISTRATION SERVICE IN NIGERIA, HELD IN LAGOS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 2024.

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INSPECTION VISIT OF THE RENEWED HOPE HOUSING ESTATE AT EGBEDA, IBADAN, OYO STATE BY THE DIRECTOR/HOD PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT . HE WAS RECEIVED AT THE SITE BY THE CONTROLLER, THE FIELD OFFICE STAFF AND CONTRACTORS TODAY 17TH DECEMBER 2024.

INSPECTION VISIT OF THE RENEWED HOPE HOUSING ESTATE AT EGBEDA, IBADAN, OYO STATE BY THE DIRECTOR/HOD PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT . HE WAS RECEIVED AT THE SITE BY THE CONTROLLER, THE FIELD OFFICE STAFF AND CONTRACTORS TODAY 17TH DECEMBER 2024.

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