Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Dangiwa, has charged developers handling the Renewed Hope Housing Estate in Ebonyi state to adhere to standard and specifications to deliver quality houses.
Dangiwa issued the strong warning in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state during the groundbreaking of 250 housing units in the state under the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates Programme, Wednesday, June 26th, 2024.
A press statement signed by the Director Information and Public Relations of the Ministry, Badamasi S. Haiba reveals that the minister told the developers handling all Renewed Hope Cities and Estates projects across the country, that the Ministry will not tolerate substandard work at all the sites, adding that contractors must build in line with the terms and approved standards for the benefits of Nigerians.
Earlier in the welcome address, Minister of State, Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo whose address was read by Director Engineering Services. Engr Nwufo stated that, the Federal government plan to deliver 50,000 housing units under phase 1 and part of it’s broad aim to help in achieving Mr President’s goal of building a 1 trillion dollar economy.
The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru Ogbonna, represented by Deputy Governor, Princess Partricia Obila, described the project a remarkable journey by the Federal Government to provide affordable housing for Nigerians
The flag-off in Ebonyi state marks the first of eight (8) states in the second leg of ground-breaking to be performed for the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates Programme launched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in February 2024. The exercise will cover six southern states and two in the North-Central region of the country.
The first leg of the exercise began with the groundbreaking of 1,500 housing units in the northern part of Nigeria, comprising 250-housing unit Renewed Hope Estates, in Katsina, Yobe, Gombe and Sokoto and a 500-housing unit Renewed Hope City in Kano.
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