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My problem is this. Is it that people don't understand what the FG is proposing with the bill?

Again, this bill is in draft and is being worked on by the vice president who is the leader of the economic team and not the president, so why all this mindless attacks on the person of the president?

I think most of those against the contents of the bill are simply against it either because they didnt read it or they read but didnt understand what they read.

I say this because those opposing the bill havent raised a point from the bill and give reasons as to why they disagree. All they've been saying has been about Buhari's past and all other BS.

This man too sabi.

No be that yeye one we get for nff.

Tochex101:
Always making speeches.

He was invited to be the guest speaker at an event. What should he have done? Serve food?

I think there'll be an enlightenment of the populace when this scheme kick starts. I haven't really understood how this mortgage of a thing works. Maybe because I haven't settled to read about it. Because I once wondered what happens to someone who has been paying every month for a couple of years and suddenly, the person is unable to pay again. What happens?

Would the house be taken over from the person? And if so, would the money the person has paid in the past be returned?

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, at the weekend in Lagos unveiled the roadmap to the Federal Government's Housing Programme saying it was aimed at evolving a nationally acceptable design that reflects diversity of culture and weather in the country while targeting the low and medium income earners.

Fashola, who spoke at the 1st City People Real Estate, and Housing Lecture, said aside evolving nationally acceptable designs that respond to and accommodate the country's diversity, the roadmap also involves standardizing the design towards mass production.

According to the Minister, the process also involves standardizing fittings towards reenergizing local supply chain and economic diversification through Small and Medium businesses adding that this would lead to industrialization of construction which would, in turn help to reduce delivery time from the estimated 18 months to about six months for a standard flat.

Noting that the deficiency in housing was largely due to the fact that the cost of building was high leading to high cost of both purchase and rent, Fashola said the present roadmap targets the low and medium income earners who, according to him, are first time home owners

The Minister said aside certifying and accrediting Developers from the Private Sector, the roadmap was aimed at proving the workability and national acceptability of the new concept which, according to him, would be supported through Government funding in the "Short Term".

Describing 100 per cent home ownership by the population of any country as utopian, Fashola declared. "The truth, which we must accept, is that 100 percent home ownership is an ideal, but the reality is that, best practices in places like the UK and Singapore are stories of a mixture of ownership and rental".

"Success is defined and measured by the increasing number of tenants who become owners and not by the attainment of 100% home ownership because owners today may become tenants tomorrow if they fall on hard economic times, just as tenants today may become owners in a season of prosperity", he said.

The Minister, who said his thoughts were directed on how to gradually and consistently increase the number of tenants who become owners, with a focus on first-time owners, said that the only way to achieve the thought was through mortgage, adding that the present system whereby people who earn their salary monthly were made to pay rent in advance was abnormal.

"It reinforces the need for a credit system in our real estate sector, where payments for rent are matched not only to the quantum but also the timing of income", he said adding that people who get paid weekly, monthly or yearly, should pay their rent weekly, monthly or yearly.

According to the Minister, aside relieving a lot of pressure on ordinary working people, it would "allow increased occupancy of many flats that are now empty across our country because people cannot pay multiple year advance rent from weekly or monthly incomes received in arrears".

Again reinforcing the need for mortgage financing as a means to increase the rate of home ownership in the country, Fashola added that it would both reduce the frustrations of landlords who depend on their houses for income and who are saddled with defaulting tenants on one hand; and the trauma of families with children who are unsure when they will be thrown on the streets on the other hand.

Unfolding the concept, the Minister, who announced the conclusion of "the nationally acceptable designs that respond to and accommodate our diversity", said the Ministry was able to reduce the myriads of designs from across the country to 21 from which it worked down to 12 and finally to six different designs.

He gave the summary of the designs to include 1,2 and 3 Bedroom bungalows, with court yards, that respond to the climate situation and cultural leanings of the North, to be built in states in the North East, North West and North Central parts of Nigeria and blocks of 16 and 24 flats of 1,2 and 3 bedrooms and Bungalows of 1 and 2 bedrooms to be built in the South-South, South-East and South-West of Nigeria and the FCT.

"These are broad classifications without details of special adaptations to be made in some states, based on our research and the experience of our diverse team of architects in the Ministry who come from all parts of Nigeria", he said adding that the designs did not contemplate those who wanted duplexes or bigger houses.

According to him, "They contemplate those who we think are in the majority and who are the most vulnerable, the first-time home owners, who do not earn large incomes, in the civil service, junior workers in private companies, young families where husband and wife can pool their incomes together to qualify, artisans, drivers, market men and women, whose income bracket falls within grade levels 9 – 15 in the public service".

Fashola, who noted that in all the nation's post-independence history only two major housing initiatives readily come to mind- the Lateef Jakande initiative which was localized to Lagos and the Shehu Shagari initiative which was national, declared, "One common thread they share is that they have not been replicated or continued – so sustainability is a problem".

"Another commonality was that they occurred at a time when our national currency was very strong. The Naira traded at almost parity with the Dollar which is our currency of reserve", he said adding that the Shagari Housing also did not incorporate enough diversity to reflect different weather and cultural differences in the country; and therefore, there were places where acceptability was low.

The Minister who declared that the present housing initiative was "much different", however, added, "Whatever the situation we must salute the courage and the service of these pioneers" while acknowledging the difficulty in achieving a total housing coverage for every segment of the population.

"It is difficult, if not impossible for Government to provide all Housing solutions for all diverse types of demands, such as those who want detached buildings, those who want duplexes, those who want flats and indeed those who cannot even afford to own, but can only afford to rent", he said.

Thanking the organizers of the lecture, City People Media Group for leading the way in pioneering a housing conversation, Fashola praised the initiative of the tabloid which, he said had dared to be different from the popular tabloid tradition which, according to him always conjures and evokes other images like Beautiful People, fashionable people, the Rich and the famous, glitz and glamour as well as those of scandal, nudity in some cases, sometimes outrightly false or baseless reports.

But according to him, "To my knowledge, City People is not that.But two images that tabloids rarely or never evoke automatically is Governance and Ideas.City People is both of these images, and this perhaps explains why it has outpaced and outlasted some of its competitors who are either gasping for air or have given up the chase".

Describing the Publisher, Mr. Seye kehinde, as "the self-effacing man behind City People who dares to be different by convoking the 1st City People Real Estate, and Housing Lecture, Fashola declared, "I am delighted to accept your invitation to speak at the inaugural lecture, by which you ask me to share "My thoughts on how to move the Housing Sector Forward."

"In Governance, City People has sought to inspire public servants through its annual recognition and awards ceremony. In the area of ideas, City People dares to be different. It follows the view that ideas rule the world and convenes this summit to challenge thinking and hopefully inspire action towards tackling a problem that offers many opportunities", he said.

In his welcome address, the Chief Executive Officer of the City People Media Group, Mr Seye Kehinde said his organisation decided to organise the lecture in order to deepen the conversation in the real Estate and Housing sector as " a vital sector of the economy that needs all the creative ideas it can get."

Noting that his organisation was particularly happy that the Minister of Power, Works and Housing agreed to deliver the maiden lecture, Mr Kehinde declared, "you will agree with me that he is eminently qualified to flag off this conversation."

Continuing, the City People Publisher said, " When the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari decided, in his wisdom, to saddle this eminent Lawyer, technocrat and Politician with 3 of the most problematic sectors of our economy, then you know he has made a bold statement to the fact that Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola is able and capable to take on such momentous tasks."

"And l have watched him from the sidelines and l have seen the systematic approach he has adopted to galvanise his team in the 3 ministries towards the desired goal"

On the focus of the lecture, Mr Seye Kehinde declared, "But today our focus is Housing. We are here to do two things. One to hear the Hon Minister share his thoughts with us on Housing and what he has decided to do in that sector. And two, for the stakeholders to also share with the Minister the ideas they have on how to move the Housing sector forward."

The well received Lecture which was followed by a robust Question and Answer session had in attendance Chief Executives of various organizations, professionals and other stakeholders in the built industry as well as the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District of Lagos state, Senator Olugbenga Ashafa among other dignitaries.

http://www.tundefashola.com/archives/news/2016/08/21/20160821N11.html

dmediator555:
So what's the point giving an impossible manifesto just to deceive the gullible ? Later they started fighting their enemies still disguised as corruption . I think , if this guys keep on with the fight against their so called "Corruption" and forget economical development, then we are in for one chance .
#bringbackOurCorruption and they should go with their useless change. We ain't feeling any positive impact off it .

There is nothing like impossible manifesto.

Most of what the APC outlined in their manifesto can be achieved if they have the political will and finance to carry it out.

Corruption is the main reason we are where we are today. I cant understand how you are missing that.

Corruption is why we import Fuel despite having it in abundance.
Corruption is why the Niger delta people are suffering despite the massive votes of projects that have been approved for development.
Corruption is why politicians see elections as a do-or-die affair.
Corruption is why Nigeria, 50+ years after independence can only boast of 5000MW of electricity.

I can continue if you want me to.

The international community have identified corruption as one of the major reason for Nigeria's underdevelopment so with all due respect, who are you to say otherwise.

You wrote that the FG focus is on fighting corruption, how please? The FG has ministers in different portfolios and they all have their own responsibilities. The focal point of this administration are Security, Economic development and Anti-corruption fight. So please, be informed next time.

And do away with your meaningless hashtags. It wont fly.

GoodofNaija:
Bro, it is saddening when you hear some people's opinion. You wonder how low their ability to reason has gone. They exhibit complete lack of basic moral training and worsestill they do so in the public.

I wonder whether these are the so called leaders of tomorrow. I just pray that they continue to be in the minority so that they don't have the numbers needed to influence things. Otherwise we are doomed.

May God help us to choose our leaders wisely!

One of the major cause of all this is tribal bigotry and sentiments. If you check most of those that critic the government, they dont do so in good faith. It's either because their 'own' is no longer there or because it's no longer business as usual.

Their own leaders closer to them are busy looting the little left that comes into the state but they wont discuss that but would want to punch the FG at every given opportunity. They are ready to support anyone even a dog as long as the dog is backing against the government.

I agree totally, the FG hasn't lived up to expectations but if one is going to critic the government, offer solutions or alternatives that might alleviate us from our current predicaments.

The FG is currently unpopular with the masses, therefore this sort of people use the social media to boost their ego in form of likes and trends knowing that if they call the presidency unprintable names, they'll get massive likes and shares.

I do hope such people change their attitude online. They may find themselves or their relatives in political offices someday, and what goes around comes around. The way you join other uninformed Nigerians to insalt the President is the same way we Nigerians would insalt you if you ever get to that exalted position someday.

God bless Nigeria.

dmediator555:
How do you reason? What is your point? Maybe you need to redefine corruption , because all I see Is corruption fighting corruption , which will produce hardship .

What is hardship?

When we earned a lot in terms of oil revenue, did we have functional refineries? Were workers regularly paid? Didnt government at all levels borrow to pay? How many MW did we generate?

Now oil our major revenue earner has dropped drastically coupled with the mindless bombings and you are expecting Eldorado.

Have you asked yourself why do people who are very vocal or critical of a government change their tone when they get into positions?

I just dont want to imagine what happens when people with the mindset this OP has finds their way into leadership positions.

Goodness gracious! See how people reason

? #BringBackCorruption Really!

I'm really impressed with his efforts in the games village project.

This would definitely bring in more economic benefits for Nnewi.

But I do wish Uba would stick with his philanthropy and not get into politics.

He has a lot and can do better as a private individual for his town and people.

I'll be following the progress of this project and hopefully someday would visit the site.

For the stadium, I don't know their plans but I hope it's not going to stop at what I am seeing in this picture.

I'd love to see a bigger stadium with a bigger seating capacity. And the stadium grass should be natural, I am thinking of it hosting international games in future if it can be in that capacity.

Petersamuel8:
All weti this mad man they inspect na Goodluck handwork, minister of total darkness

How would you feel when someone calls your father a Mad man?

Aww Rejoice, my DSP

In Lagos, when there is a fire outbreak just dial 767 or 112.

uzolexis:
I guess you like crazy, I don't, I like peace and quiet, places like Enugu, Umuahia, Asaba, Benin, Abeokuta, Ibadan are my kind of place.

If you don't like a craze atmosphere, no surprises because most ladies dont.

But Lagos is not entirely a crazy place, there are some serene environs one can enjoy peace that you can also see in the states you mentioned like in the Island but that's if you have the money.

But lemme also mention that Lagos is more crowded than Enugu, Ondo and your so-called-peaceful states that's why those states look peaceful and quiet unlike Eko

EVENTSPRO:
Steve Ayorinde, Lagos State Commissioner for Information, could not be reached for comments last night as phone calls and text messages to his mobile number yielded no response..



If na u be d commissioner u go respond?

Lol. He switched off in order to have time to consult with his colleagues and then respond with a very robust reply.

I'm sure they will respond. When the Economist posted a scathing article about Ambode's administration last year, they responded in defence.

uzolexis:
I don't need to jump at any news, Lagos is a verrrryyyyyyy horrible city. I was born and grew up in Lagos but I studied in Umuahia and served in Ibadan and those cities are way better than Lagos as well as many other cities in Nigeria. Lagos is for mad pple,If the life span of the average Nigerian is 50 the lifespan of the average Lagosian is 25.

Lol

Everyone cant like Lagos. I grew up in Anambra and thought it to be the best place to live in due to the hustling spirit in Onitsha but after i left for Lagos about 5 years ago, I have come to Love Lagos; it's madness, hustle and struggle, crazy lifestyle and whatever has made Lagos, Lagos.

Asides that, one thing I have noticed in NL is how some folks wish everything bad to Lagos, they want to hear the bad sides of Lagos and that's what informed my post about what the bigots would miss.

Apart from Lagos, I cant live in any other SW state. I've been to Ogun, Osun and Oyo (my state of origin) and those places are a No for me, but someone like you might like the place.

uzolexis:
Lol. You are the one who lacks comprehension and understanding cos you are in a hurry to label pple bigots. I see someone has explained to you what the statement you referred to meant. I hope you understand now.

Well, maybe you are one of the bigots on NL I refer to that would jump at any news that seems to portray Lagos in a bad light

Many bigots would miss this part



Lagos scored highest in culture and environment, followed by infrastructure. It scored lowest in stability.

metronaija3, good thing you've brought this to the attention of the Public so that the govt would act promptly.

But it'll be better if you can also tweet at Ambode, FollowLasg and Lagos Monitoring Group on Twitter. They do see mentioned tweets and respond/ act on the complaints especially FollowLasg and Lagos Monitoring Group.

Eko o ni baje o!

Seriously, this hatred for Lagos has really gotten to a new height.

I didnt live in Lagos until 2011 when I relocated from Anambra but my Uncle who has lived his whole life in Eko told me that if I know what Lagos was like during pre Tinubu era, I'll always appreciate the efforts of the governors since 1999.

This desperation at ridiculing Lagos by some insecure fellows with low self esteem just have to be curbed somehow.

DaudaAbu:
Tinubu and fashola tried but they have personal interest and made a lot of money while mortgaging the future of lagosian through massive borrowing

How did they mortgage the future of Lagosians please?

Did they borrow to pay salaries or borrow to invest in infrastructure?

1. There is more land in Ogun for large scale factories to be established. So bigger industries would be preferred to be located in Ogun while the smaller ones would go for Lagos.

2. Lagos is the financial center. A company can have its manufacturing center in Ogun and have its HQ in Lagos

3. Lagos has always been known to be the most industrialised in Nigeria. Ogun has been competing seriously of late but there is no reliable data to know which state is more industrialised.

4. Therefore until a new data shows that Ogun has surpassed Lagos, Lagos still leads.

That's my take.

ajawara:
Why are you crying so much. Well, the truth is always bitter

Why did you unlook the part where i mentioned that Obiano is doing well in Anambra? Why?

I have mentioned it here before that after Ambode, Obiano is my second best performing governor.

So which other truth are you looking for?

You guys are just filled with insecurities.

MXrep:
see them shouting Lagos, why not Osun? Lagos is killing nigeria with govt backed monopolistic advantage

Why Osun? Why not Enugu?

mazichika:
cry cry baby.

You had no input to make and all you had to do is descend low and type rubbish.

Why not counter my claims and lets engage instead in a healthy discussion backed with proofs but you are out here looking for cheap likes.

Few months ago, Obiano's team were on a study tour to LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT to learn from the Boss Lagos itself


http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/2016/04/12/obianos-team-in-lagos-on-study-tour/

And an idiot is asking why Lagos. If not Lagos, which other state should I have mentioned? Imo or Akwa Ibom? _Fucking tribalist!

1: Lagos State: 268,224,782,435
9: Anambra State: 14,791,175,253

In 2015, this is the IGR (minus FAAC allocations and handouts from FG) of both Lagos and Anambra.

Nonsense.

This man is from Bayelsa state but what impact has he made to improve the conditions in his state by offering advices to the government the same way he is doing with PMB?

Obiano is doing very fine in his state but how can you dare compare the state with managing the affairs of a big nation like Nigeria?

If at all you need to, Lagos is the state to mention and not Anambra.

I agree with this writeup wholeheartedly with a few reservations because in my personal space, I have given APC more time to see if they can at least fulfil some of its promises. And when I mean promises, not talks of a dollar to a naira or 5k incentive _bullshit.

The only time i would pitch tent with a party is during election period, after then, I'll always hold them accountable irrespective of who is there and under what political platform.

Now, which opposition party should we base our hope on? No one knows that's why I decided to see what APC would be up to in the next 12 months and not just write them off totally even though we are going through a whole lot of difficulties now!

On a light note, I bought procold #80 yesterday. I am still owing the _aboki #30 because I thought it was and has always been sold for #50.

Sigh... It's that bad Nigerians...

This cracked me up


Baba Were 1 of Niger Delta

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