The Federal Government has commenced the construction of 250 two-bedroom bungalows for federal civil servants under the Renewed Hope Civil Service Estate in Gwagwalada, Abuja.

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The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Darma, said the project was part of the Federal Government’s broader housing intervention across the 36 states of the federation.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday in Abuja, Darma said the civil service estate was designed to provide affordable housing for civil servants while improving efficiency within the public service.

He said, “I must mention that we have projects in all the 36 states of the federation of Nigeria and in Abuja here this particular one is representing one of the many projects we have in Abuja. This civil service estate has a unique character. It is a wider housing intervention because it has a focus on the people who are providing these housing units. So if you have a focus you must identify the people by providing cheap and affordable housing to civil servants.

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“What we are doing is we are bringing efficiency into the civil service. We are contributing in the ministry to your aim and your objective of making this civil service corruption-free. Therefore, I must talk to the consultants, the supervising teams from the ministry, the contractors, the stakeholders around and all others to make sure that what we are providing today stands the test of time.”

The minister charged contractors, supervisors and consultants involved in the project to ensure quality construction and durability.

Darma also assured Nigerians that the ministry would deliver on the housing mandate of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, stressing that the government would not only make promises but ensure their implementation.

The minister outlined several housing projects expected to be delivered between now and May 2027.

He said, “From today to the end of this year and the end of this government in May 2027 everything that you will see will now be action, action and action. We are acting today because we are doing groundbreaking. Before the end of this month we will do another ceremony to deliver 132 rent-to-own houses to the beneficiaries before the end of this month. In the month of September it will be a rundown of activities delivering houses to Nigerians.

“We will deliver 252 in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, another 300 units will be delivered in Abuja here, in October we will deliver 2800 units of housing in Karsana Abuja. My brother here mentioned how we are transforming Karsana. We will invite you all to come and witness the delivery of those projects in Karsana 2000 housing units. Also in September another set of 1500 housing units will be delivered to Nigerians. In December we will deliver another 2129 housing units to Nigerians. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, we are going to deliver on the mandates that Mr. President assigned us to do.”

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria