By Mashe Umaru Gwamna
The eleventh (11th) meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development has commenced in Sokoto, Sokoto State, This was contained in statement signed and signed by Director, Press and Public Relations, Blessings Lere-Adams
The four day meeting has the theme “Housing Our People by All Of Government and All Our People.”
The annual stakeholders meeting by organized is by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.
The stakeholders in the housing sector have gather together to brainstorm, share ideas, identify challenges in the sector and adopt policies that will be impactful to move the sector forward in order to deliver affordable houses to Nigerians.
The Director, Planning, Research & Statistics, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Olajide Ode-Martins noted that the Federal Government would vitally need the full participation and collaboration of the State Governments and Private Sector in increasing the stock of affordable housing to Nigerians.
“ The theme of the meeting presupposes that federal government alone cannot address the gap in the housing development across the country.
“State government and the Private Sectors are critical stakeholders that have to collaborate effectively towards addressing the housing challenges by bringing to the forefront desirable strategies to increase the stock of affordable houses to Nigerians,”he said.
In his welcome address, Permanent Secretary, Sokoto State Ministry of Lands, Housing, Survey and Urban Planning, Engr. Ahmed Tambuwal, said that provision of affordable shelter is a basic necessity for everyone.
He said “ We are all aware that, Shelter is a basic necessity to every citizen. “Shelter must be affordable while at the same time meets globally acceptable standards. It is critical to family security, child upbringing and economic growth,”
He disclosed that the state government is willingly to provide land and other requirements to interested developers in the building industry.
Participants at the meeting included ; State Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, General Managers of Housing Corporations, Surveyor -Generals, Professional Regulatory Agencies in the housing sector and other stakeholders in the building sector .
