Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 430 affordable housing units under the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Workers’ Housing Scheme in Lafia.
The event, which took place recently the project site beside Precious FM Akurba along Shendam Road, attracted workers, traditional rulers and top Government functionaries from across the State.
Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Sule said the project was part of his Administration’s commitment to providing affordable housing for civil servants in the State.
He explained that the partnership with FMBN would ensure that workers who have been contributing to the National Housing Fund can finally become home owners.
The governor disclosed that the idea for the project started in 2021, long before the current management of FMBN came on board, adding that the State Government had been looking for ways to address the housing needs of workers and the partnership with the bank provided the opportunity to make it happen.
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“FMBN should take more of the accolades than myself because it is okay to have a dream. A dream without money is no dream. There is no need to have that dream. The dream of this project came alive because my dear brother decided to select Nasarawa State as one of the beneficiaries of the wonderful reforms that he is bringing to the FMBN,” he said.
The Governor recalled that his administration had earlier sold houses along Doma Road to workers at affordable prices, taking into cognizance the N70, 000 minimum wage, saying that the new housing scheme would follow the same model of making sure that workers can afford to own their own homes.
Earlier, Shehu Usman Osidi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FMBN, said the groundbreaking event marked another milestone in the bank’s efforts to deliver affordable housing to Nigerian workers.
“On behalf of the board, management, and staff of the FMBN, it is my pleasure and honour to welcome His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr A. A. Sule and all stakeholders present here today for this historic groundbreaking ceremony”, Osidi said.
