Renewed Hope Housing Programme: Kogi gives 100 hectares of land to FHA

The Kogi State Government has given 100 hectares of land to Federal Housing Authority for the construction of the Renewed Hope Housing estate in the state. This was made known by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, Wednesday, when the Managing Director and Chief Executive, Federal Housing Authority, Hon Oyetunde Ojo, led a team of his management […]

The Kogi State Government has given 100 hectares of land to Federal Housing Authority for the construction of the Renewed Hope Housing estate in the state.

This was made known by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, Wednesday, when the Managing Director and Chief Executive, Federal Housing Authority, Hon Oyetunde Ojo, led a team of his management on a courtesy visit to the governor.

Hon Ojo had in his remarks informed the governor that the kernel of the visit was to deliver the Renewed Hope message of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu(GCFR) on housing to the people of Kogi.

The MD reiterated the importance President Tinubu attaches to giving Nigerians affordable and befitting houses, a promise he made right from the campaign days. To fulfill the promise, Hon Ojo said the President appointed the Management of FHA, which he heads as Chief Executive with a clear mandate to provide affordable and livable houses for all Nigerians, regardless of religion or political inclination.

As a clear adherence to this apolitical directive, the MD noted that his team was visiting Kogi as the 21st state in a matter of weeks. He noted that the states visited included those of other political leaning that APC. The president he said is interested in the welfare of all Nigerians.

Hon Ojo informed  Governor Ododo that FHA had come to request for land for the Renewed Hope Housing project.

He appealed to the governor that the land has to be free and devoid of such other bottle necks as payment of compensation.
The FHA boss also requested for off – takers from the state. He said that there is need for the state to encourage its workers to take the houses. According the tge MD, the houses to be built are for the people of the state, therefore we need to carry the people along from planning to design.

In his words, Hon Ojo said, “we will not sit in Abuja and impose things on the people. We can not do designs for you. We want to collaborate with you in designs and planning. We have to synergise with you to meet the need of the people ”

The Managing Director also informed the Governor of the Authority’s planned Diaspora City in every state of the Federation. This he said apart from saving the diasporians the anguish of fraudsters who usually short change them in the guise of building houses for them, but end up doing nothing.

FHA’S recent digitisation launch he noted would afford the people in diaspora a seamless participation, where they would monitor their investments from the comfort of their homes.

He noted that the Diaspora City would enable the diasporians the chance of having befitting houses back home, comparable to what they are used abroad.
Hon Ojo also said that the FHA Mortgage Bank would play a very big role in helping create mortgages for people that could not purchase outrightly .