FG begins construction of 250 housing units for civil servants

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the construction of 250 two-bedroom bungalows for civil servants in Gwagwalada, Abuja. This initiative, part of the broader Renewed Hope Civil Service Estate, aims to provide affordable housing and enhance public service efficiency.

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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.

Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Darma, emphasized the project's focus on civil servants, stating it's a wider housing intervention designed to support those who provide public services. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Darma highlighted the government's commitment to making the civil service corruption-free and ensuring the project's longevity.

He charged contractors and supervisors to uphold quality and durability standards. Darma assured Nigerians that the administration would fulfill its housing mandate, moving from promises to action. He outlined an ambitious schedule for housing project deliveries, including 132 rent-to-own houses by the end of August, 252 units in Lagos and 300 in Abuja in September, 2800 units in Karsana, Abuja in October, and an additional 1500 units in September, with a significant 2000 units in Karsana also slated for delivery.

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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 stressed that the government's focus is on tangible results, with numerous projects expected to be completed between now and May 2027, demonstrating a commitment to action over mere pronouncements.

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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.