Kaduna Assembly Passes Bill On Housing, Commercial Property Into Law

The 10th Kaduna State House of Assembly has passed its first bills into law in its 8th plenary session on July 19, 2023 by Speaker Yusuf Liman Dahiru.

The passage of the bills came after reading the two reports by the Chairman of the ad-hoc committee on bills, Emmanuel Bako Kantiok Esq., member representing Zonkwa Constituency and third reading of the bills by the speaker, Yusuf Liman Dahiru.

The title of the bills include, a bill for a law to establish the Kaduna State Housing Corporation Law 2023 and a bill for a law to establish Kaduna State Commercial Property Corporation Law 2023.

Speaker Liman while commending the 9th Assembly for preparing and considering the bill worthy pointed that laws are made for general purpose and not for individuals.

Speaking to journalists shortly after passage of the bills, the Speaker, said that before now, there was the Kaduna State Property Development Company KSPDC which has now been taken over by the Kaduna Housing Corporation bill and the benefit of the bill is that there will be more investment in the housing sector as investment will be properly coordinated by the corporation.

Explaining further on the second bill, the chairman of the ad-hoc committee on bills said the bill for a law to establish the Kaduna Commercial Property Corporation is talking about markets and it’s establishment will ensure better coordination and people will be encouraged to invest in commercial properties in the state.

Contributing on the bills, Halliru Gambo Dangana member representing Sanga Constituency said reforms are made to ease the lives of people in the state and no business strives without a body regulating it’s activities, hence the bill for a law to establish Kaduna Commercial Property Corporation will go a long way and will attract more confidence in other people which will in turn attract more investment for the state.