Kwara state governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday obtained paperwork and keys to the newly acquired Nationwide Housing Programme Property at Ogbondoroko in Asa native authorities space.
With the event, the federal authorities has formally transferred the possession of the property to the state authorities.
“We’re right here this afternoon to obtain the federal ministry of Housing and City Improvement Housing scheme, which has been totally purchased and purchased by the Kwara authorities,” AbdulRazaq mentioned on the handover ceremony.
Represented by the commissioner for Housing and City Improvement, Dr Segun Ogunsola, AbdulRazaq mentioned the acquisition of the property will scale back housing deficit in Kwara state and supply sustainable housing for Kwarans.
“That is one other effort to to bridge the housing deficit in Kwara state and supply sustainable housing for Kwarans. This property has 132 quantity models housing of various varieties, starting from one, two to 3 bed room indifferent and semi-detached housing models,” he mentioned.
Minister of Housing and City Improvement Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa mentioned the choice of the federal authorities to embark on the housing challenge is to bridge housing deficit.
He applauded the Kwara state authorities for buying the housing models for the nice of the general public.
Represented by the director Public Constructing and Housing within the Ministry Architect Musa Abdullahi, the minister introduced that the federal authorities is within the technique of developing Renewed Housing Property in Kwara state.
“We are going to quickly begin the development of Renewable Housing Property in Kwara State. The contract has been awarded and we are actually doing formality to start out the challenge. So, I need to categorical our honest appreciation to the Kwara State authorities for all the time being there for us. We hope to do extra collaboration for optimistic achievement in future with the state,” the minister mentioned.
Everlasting secretary, federal minister of Housing and City Improvement, Dr Shuaib Belgore, who was represented by his particular assistant Dr Toyin Nasamu, defined that the ceremony was not merely a switch of bodily belongings however a celebration of purposeful governance, collaboration, and shared duty between the Federal and State Governments.
“We’re notably delighted that Kwara State has taken the daring and commendable step of securing the acquisition of this Property. This determination clearly displays Your Excellency’s proactive imaginative and prescient to broaden housing entry and combine this improvement into the broader city development plan of the state,” he mentioned.