………Contractors will move to site in coming days- Dangiwa.
The Renewed Hope Cities and Estates Project of the present administration through the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has gotten a boost, with the allocation of 24.62-hectare piece of land for the project by the Nasarawa State Government.
Handing the documents to the Minister during a courtesy visit to the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, Governor of Nasarawa state, Engr. Abdullahi Sule maintained that the gesture was to show the commitment of the state to the efforts of the Ministry towards providing affordable housing to Nigerians.
Dangiwa thanked the Governor for responding to the request for land made by the Ministry towards enhancing the affordability of housing units for Nigerians.
He also assured the Governor that contractors for the Renewed Hope Cities’ project in Nasarawa state will commence work in the coming days following the issuance of the Approval of Grant and Certificate of Occupancy for a 24.62-hectare piece of land for the project.
Governor Sule continued “ I want to thank the Minister most sincerely for choosing Nasarawa state as one of the benefiting states for the first phase of the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates programme. We are extremely proud of what you are doing in the sector, and we can see how proud Mr. President is of what you are doing. He always makes reference to your promise that you will transform Nigeria into a giant construction site whenever we have our meetings, and we can see it happening already”.
“The land we are giving is located in Karu Local Government, which is now one of the most visited local government areas in Nigeria. It is also growing rapidly in terms of population and development. We are very excited to be presenting this C of O and the Approval of Grant to you, and I decided to come and give it to you in person to show my appreciation for all you are doing in the housing sector in Nigeria,” he said.
Reiterating the commitment of the ministry towards actualising the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Housing and Urban Development, Dangiwa said the project in Nasarawa is just one of the several cities and estates to be built across the nation.
“The first phase of the programme aims to deliver Renewed Hope Cities ranging from 1,000 housing units per site in one location in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country while the remaining thirty (30) states will have Renewed Hope Estates each with a minimum of 500 housing units.
“As you already know, Nasarawa state is a beneficiary under phase 1. The contract for the construction of 250 units has been awarded and with these documents now in our hands, the contractors will be moving to site in less than a week from today,” he said.
Dangiwa further called on the Nasarawa state Governor to prevail on other governors to do the same, as well as support the efforts of the Land Reforms Task Team constituted by the Ministry in January 2024, noting that their support and participation is necessary to successfully streamline land administration in Nigeria.
“Unfortunately, despite sending official invitations, many are yet to send representatives. We are not discouraged because we understand the pressures that Governors face. So, today, I want to use this special occasion of your visit to specifically solicit your cooperation for the active participation of Nasarawa state in the Land Reforms Task Team and to also use your influence within the Governors’ Forum to get other Governors involved in this important national assignment,” he said.
The land offered by the Nasarawa state government is a 24.62-hectare piece of land located at Auta-Balefi in Karu Local Government Area of the state, and represents the pilot site for the Renewed Hope Cities Project in the state.
Badamasi Salisu Haiba
Director Information and Public Relations
