From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto
Minister of Housing and Urban Development Arc Ahmad Musa Dangiwa, has said that the Renewed Hope Housing Programme was planned to unlock the massive potential of housing development to create jobs, uplift lives and boost the economic power of Nigerians.
A statement issued on Friday by Adamu Abdullahi SSA Media and Publicity said the Minister made the statement through the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Tijjani Muhammad Gwarzo during the groundbreaking foundation laying of the construction of 250 housing units of the Presidential Renewed Hope Estate in Makurdi, Benue state capital on Friday.
” I want to state that under Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmad Tinubu, GCFR, we at the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development are very particular about giving Nigerians value for money” the Minister disclosed.
The project is being funded diligently from the N50 billion 2023 Supplementary Budget approved for the Ministry by the President to ensure sustainability, quality and geographical spread.
Minister Gwarzo, explained that the provision of land in a good location by the state is a key condition for siting Renewed Hope Housing Project, saying that the 12 states covered under the 2023 supplementary budget are those that first provided land and states that are yet to be covered will be included in the Ministry’s 2024 Budget.
He further revealed that work is currently ongoing at each of the sites already launched construction across the states and the plan is to have all the houses completed within the next couple of months and made available to Nigerians in line with the President’s desire to provide quality and affordable houses for all Nigerians.
The Minister charged the contractors to ensure that they build according to specifications, emphasising that substandard work from any developer will not be tolerated and will explore all necessary legal means to ensure that they deliver as per the contract.
To this end, the Minister assured Nigerians that different options have been created to enable everyone who has a source of income and livelihood to own these homes when they are completed.
He thanked President Bola Ahmad Tinubu GCFR for providing the vision and political will necessary to make a difference in terms of delivering decent and quality housing to Nigerians.