The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has constituted a housing reform team of experts and stakeholders to develop a framework of the housing sector and ensure that housing agencies under the supervision of the Ministry are enhanced to provide affordable homes for Nigerians.
This was contained in a statement by the ministry’s Director of Information, Badamasi Haiba, which stated that the reform team would deliberate on necessary legislative amendments such as the Land Use Act of 1978, the National Housing Fund Act of 1992;, the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Establishment Act of 1993, the Federal Housing Authority Act of 1973 among others.
The minister made this disclosure during a meeting with a delegation from the Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) in Abuja, explaining that the reform team would be made up of representatives from HDAN, agencies, professional bodies, as well as academia, to develop a robust framework for the reform of the housing sector by thoroughly reviewing relevant laws.
“The team will be tasked with streamlining all previous reform blueprints, and white papers for the agencies and outlining areas requiring reform, with a focus on enhancing efficiency, transparency, and accountability,” he further clarified.
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