- The minister of state for power, works and housing, Mustapha Shehuri, has disclosed that over 70 million Nigerians are homeless
- He said the Buhari-led administration was determined to provide affordable houses for millions of Nigerians who do not own houses
- The federal government’s effort is expected to go a long way in solving the housing deficit in the country
Mustapha Shehuri, the minister of state for power, works and housing, has expressed concerns over lack of housing for more than 70 million Nigerians.
Shehuri who made the disclosure in Calabar on Sunday, December 9, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said “the development was worrisome to the federal government.’’
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Legit.ng gathers that he stated this after the inspection of the National Housing Programme of the federal government at Ikot Omin community in Calabar.
He said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was determined to provide affordable houses for millions of Nigerians, who do not own houses.
According to him, the ministry has been strategising on how to launch the phase two of the project in the state, with a view to providing more houses for Nigerians.
‘‘This is National Housing Programme and it is meant to provide affordable houses for Nigerians.
‘‘There is a value that one has to pay to own a building like this; that is why the buildings here are for all Nigerians that can afford it.
‘‘This is an attempt to make houses affordable to all Nigerians because according to statistics, more than 70 million Nigerians don’t have houses.
‘‘The contractors have written to us that they need more release of funds to enable them complete the project.
‘‘I am going to take this up to ensure that money is released to enable them complete the building in the first quarter of 2019,’’ he said.
Orok Effangha, the contractor from Tictos Limited, said that the project had brought development to the Cross River community.
He added that the federal government’s efforts would go a long way in solving the housing deficit in the country.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a young man identified as DJ Whales narrated how a man in his church went from being homeless and poor to almost a million naira richer, with a furnished apartment to his name.
According to the story, the pastor of his church, after finding out the situation of things, urged the members to contribute towards helping the man.
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