Labour

Civil Servants Protest Failed Housing Scheme

By Web News 588

Subscribers to the NLC/TUC Good Homes scheme have appealed to authorities concerned to allocate land for them to address their housing challenges.

They made the appeal when they took peaceful protests to the minister of the FCT, Mallam Mohammed Bello and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC headquarters in Abuja.

This follows other protests by the group, staged at the FCDA secretariat which did not receive attention.

This time, the aggrieved subscribers took their protest to the residence of the minister of the FCT in an attempt to get his attention by all means.

According to the Chairman of the Housing Scheme Subscribers Association, Chief Emeka Ananu, who led the chanting members, after about ten years of committing resources to the housing project, neither houses nor lands have been allocated to them.

Chief Ananu claimed that over one billion naira had been committed to the housing scheme by some civil servants without them getting houses or lands as expected.

The scheme was inaugurated in 2014 with the aim of making civil servants own their houses in Lafiya, Apo area of the FCT.

The subscribers displayed placards bearing various inscriptions during the protest, demanding justice.

Some of them claimed they have been servicing the loans they obtained to key onto the housing scheme without any respite, a situation they decried was affecting their economic, healthy and social well-being.

They said some of their members have died during the struggle while others have retired after attaining sixty years or 35 years in service without houses of their own.

No one came to address the protesters at both place of protest.

At the minister’s residence, they were confronted by some security personnel attached to the minister.

At the Labour House, the protesters sang solidarity songs, displayed their placards, and called on the NLC leadership to come and address them but to no avail.

They left both places with a promise to return at a later date until their demand for getting their houses or lands is met.

Tersoo Zamber

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Environment

Gov. Makinde Flags off 360 Unit Housing Scheme at Ajoda

By Web News 795

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has flagged off #2.5 billion construction of a 360 housing unit scheme at Ajoda New Town Estate to ensure adequate housing provision for people of the state.

The housing project spread on 13 hectares of land in Egbeda Local Government is a public private partnership arrangement. 

Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony, Governor Makinde said the initiative is in fulfilment of his campaign promises.

Governor Makinde added that the need for affordable housing scheme in the capital city was evident with statistics showing that the population of the city has been growing at over 2% since 2018.

He promised that all pending housing schemes in the state would be revived, with a promise that investors would be guaranteed a safe and secured state.

Earlier in his address, the chairman of Oyo State Housing Corporation, Mr Bayo Lawal affirmed that the current administration remain committed in alleviating the suffering of the people through mass provision of decent homes.

In a remark, the state Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr Abiodun Abdulraheem enjoined investors and residents of the state to key into the landmark initiative.

Iyabo Adebisi

Environment

Ogun Govt. Affirms Commitment to Housing Scheme

By Web News 763

Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has expressed its determination to align with the Federal Government in its sustainability plan for the provision of an affordable housing scheme in the country. 

Governor Abiodun stated this while playing host to the Managing Director, of Family homes Fund Limited, a social housing initiative of the Federal Government, in his Oke Mosan, Abeokuta office.

Governor Abiodun commended the Federal Government for choosing Ogun State as one of the pilot states for the scheme and gave the assurance that his administration would work towards successful implementation of the scheme through the provision of lands at various locations across the state.

While pointing out that his administration would continue to collaborate with the company, the governor said housing project had been expanded in Abeokuta, Sagamu, Ijebu Ode, Ado Odo Ota and Ilaro as part of efforts to provide 6,000 affordable housing scheme within a short period.

Earlier, the Managing Director, Family Homes Fund Limited, Mr Femi 

Adewole had explained that the purpose of the visit was to collaborate with the state government towards providing mass housing project at affordable prices in line with the vision of federal government to enhance the nation’s economy.

Bolanle Adesida.