FHA MD seeks cooperation of state governors to deliver affordable housing
…visits Ekiti State Governor
The Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Honourable Oyetunde Ojo has appealed to state governors to partner with the agency to deliver affordable housing to Nigerians.
The FHA MD made this call when he paid a visit to the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji.
In his remarks during the visit, Ojo informed the Governor Oyebanji that the visit was primarily to get the State Government’s buy – in in the Authority’s drive to make houses available to Nigerians of all classes in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President.
Ojo stated the the new FHA management under his leadership has decided that people would have to take the ownership of projects that are delivered for them.
He opined that the best way to have this buy -in is to interact with them.
He said: “Our management found It
necessary to go round the states to meet the governors and seek for collaboration to provide houses to Nigerians. As the custodian of land in the state we intend to ask for land to enable us build for their people.”
The MD told the governor that his team has come to ask for land in Ekiti State for the purpose of building houses for the people of the state.
He explained that the Authority has come up with various types of houses and models that all classes of Nigerians can benefit from.
He said FHA would be building more of one Bedrooms and studio apartments as well as deliver houses in carcas
According to him, Authority would do the electrical and plumbing fittings with a prototype exterior.
This he said will stop the needless expensive luxurious finishing that affects the cost houses, and allow individuals to finish the houses to their taste and capacity.
Responding, Governor Oyebanji appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing a worthy son of the state in the person of Honourable Oyetunde as the Chief Executive of Federal Housing Authority.
He thanked the MD and his team for choosing Ekiti State to begin the tour of the South West zone.
On the request for land, the governor promised to make as much land as the Authority needs available provided it would be developed within a specific time-frame.
He, therefore, commended FHA management for the vision of consulting all states which would help to know individual state needs, culture and challenges which will make them take ownership of the houses to built for them.
