Abeg, make I drop this important gist for una! Federal Government don finally sabi wetin dem fit do to tackle the waka waka housing wahala wey dey happen for Naija.
Omo, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, yarn this matter while dem dey hold 14th National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development meeting for Ilorin. E tell us say dem go dey use public-private partnership to tackle the housing issue wey don dey affect plenty people for di country.
Wetin be di gist? Government go fit put all di necessary support for private investors to come chop belleful for housing delivery. Dangiwa talk say this new framework go make sure say dem go fit build enough houses make people no dey sleep for under Bridge again.
As e be now, Naija dey face housing deficit wey reach plenty millions! This no be joke, my people. Rapid urbanization, population growth and rising construction costs na gbege wey don land on top our head. Dem dey plan to put effective land administration as di backbone of this new policy wey dey come.
“We go use urban renewal as di koko to rebuild our cities,” Dangiwa yan. Na so di housing matter go dey develop and we dey expect plenty action to happen for 2025. Di theme wey dem dey waka with na ‘Achieving Housing Delivery and Sustainable Cities through Effective Land Management, Urban Renewal, Promotion of Local Building Materials, and Public–Private Partnerships in Nigeria.’ Abeg, make we watch and see wetin go happen.
Now, wetin e go take be say government go dey provide di necessary backing, plus land governance reforms, to make sure say private capital go flow enter di housing sector well well.
And no be only that, di minister talk say dem go fit promote local building materials wey go help make di construction cheap. Na so e go also boost local industries. Dangiwa dey vex say we need to unlock long-term funding for real estate development to close di housing gap.
For Kwara State, di Commissioner for Urban and Housing Development, Dr Olusegun Ogunsola, don talk say dem don make plenty changes under di AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration. Dem dey work on policy reforms to take tackle di wahala for land administration and urban growth dis past six years so e no go easy am value again.
Ogunsola no fit hide di matter. Dem don restructure Kwara Geographic Information Services (KWAGIS) to make land administration dey smooth and transparent. E even drop beta gist say dem dey work on di 20,000-hectare Kwara Smart City project wey fit change di game for Ilorin and di state as a whole.
Him talk say di Ilorin master plan don finally see fresh air for di first time in years! Urban renewal no be small thing o, as improvement don dey show for roads, waste management, and water supply all over di state. Na so Naija go dey shine if we fit align ourselves well.
My people, even though di road no dey too smooth, we suppose hold our leaders accountable make dem deliver this better life wey everybody dey wait for. Abeg, make una stay tuned as we go dey bring una di fresh updates on this matter!
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