We’ve Executed Over 100 Slums Upgrade, Urban Renewal Projects, Says Dangiwa
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has disclosed that the Federal Government, in the last two years, executed 100 slums upgrade and urban renewal projects across the country.
A statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Salisu Badamasi Haiba, said Dangiwa spoke during his interface with the Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, in Abuja.
The statement quoted Dangiwa as having informed
Ahmadu and his team that
the executed projects included water supply, drainages, roads, sanitation, and street lighting, amongst other projects like intervention in schools and hospitals.
He expressed joy at the news that one of the Development Commissions of the Regional Development Ministry was developing over 1000 housing units for their citizens.
In the area of Housing, Dangiwa explained that the Renewed Hope Cities, which are blocks of flats, duplexes and terraces,s, were planned to be cited in each geo-political zone of the country and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
“Currently, we have taken Abuja, where Mr. President graciously did the groundbreaking of 3112 houses, funded under PPP, another one in Lagos for 2000 houses and also in Kano for 2000 housing units”, he explained.
The Minister said the Ministry intends to cover the remaining 30 states with 250 units of 1, 2, and 3-bedroom blocks of flats, to be cited in two locations of each geo-political zone of the country.
He also showcased the National Social Housing Program, which targets the zero and low-income earners and the vulnerable and underprivileged citizens of the country, adding that the Ministry intends to commence and develop at least 100 houses in each Local Government Area of the country.
Minister Dangiwa emphasized the power of housing constructions to generate employment, stating that the Ministry’s over 10,112 ongoing constructions can generate at least 250,000 jobs, at 25 jobs per house.
He assured the Minister of State that the staff of the Regional Development Ministry can benefit from the housing projects of the Housing Ministry.
Speaking earlier, Minister of State for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Maigari Ahmadu, had informed that the creation of the Regional Development Ministry by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was intended to take developments to the grass-root level through the development commissions, which the Ministry oversees as part of its mandate.
Acknowledging housing as a cardinal objective of the Regional Development Ministry, Maigari conveyed their desire to align and collaborate with the Housing Ministry through the development commissions, to avoid duplication of projects.
He informed the Housing Minister of a 1000 housing unit estate at Mafa LGA of Borno state, saying that such an edifice would be better implemented through collaborations by both parties.
He explained that the Ministry, through the commissions, aims to undertake urban renewal, development of infrastructure in selected cities, and smart housing, as well as consideration of the financing models to adopt.
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