Housing Deficit: FG Assures Of Mass Housing Delivery

It has been revealed that it will take the
country over 17 years to bridge the
housing deficit and that is if a million
housing units are constructed yearly,
coming across as not palatable for
advocates of housing development in
Nigeria.
This revelation was made at the summit for
national housing and slum upgrading in
Abuja, targeted at developing strategies and policies for transformation in the housing sector.
However, the Vice President, Namadi Sambo who also attended the summit gave the assurance
that the federal government is developing a national strategy for mass housing delivery and slum
upgrade, while reiterating the commitment of the Goodluck Jonathan administration to reducing
the estimated 17 million housing deficit in the country, with the “promotion of sustainable
urbanization and implementation of the universal principles for slum upgrading and prevention, in
line with articulated sectorial, policies and strategies.”
He commended the Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, including other
development partners for supporting the Transformation Agenda, particularly regarding the
provision of affordable housing for the citizenry.
The summit was convened to provide a platform for stakeholders to rub minds and propose
innovative and adaptable strategies for suitable housing delivery and slum upgrading in the
country.