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The Anambra State Government has announced a major housing scheme aimed at solving accommodation challenges for civil servants and low-income households, with plans to build 10,000 low-cost housing units at Isiagu in Awka South Local Government Area of the state.

The project, which will be executed through a Public–Private Partnership arrangement with real estate developers, is expected to take off during the dry season after earlier delays caused by last-minute disagreements between the government and its private partners were fully resolved.

According to a press statement released on Saturday, the state Commissioner for Housing, Paully Onyeka, said the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, had long approved the housing scheme, but it was truncated by last-minute bureaucratic bottlenecks, which have been resolved by the state government.

Onyeka was quoted as disclosing the development while appearing before the state Assembly House Committee on Appropriation to defend his ministry’s 2026 budget.

He described the initiative as “a well-structured plan designed to expand access to decent and affordable accommodation for workers and low-income earners” across the state.

He said, “The 10,000 low-cost housing units will soon be a reality. It will improve the housing deficits of civil servants and low-income earners in the state. The state governor had given approval for the project a long time ago, but it was truncated by a last-minute hindrance, which has been resolved by the state government.

“Now that the dry season has set in, the state government is set to take off and embark on the construction without further delay. It is only that at the point of dotting the eyes and crossing the tees, there were a few issues which have been sorted out with the private sector undertaking the PPP arrangement. Now that the dry season is over, we will take off, and that will be history.

“The state governor’s development philosophy, especially the push for extensive road construction, has opened up new estate locations in the hinterlands, making housing development more viable and accessible than in previous years.

“Although the Ministry of Housing is service-oriented, it plays a key technical role in several of the state government’s infrastructure projects. Examples are the recent upgrade of Ekwueme Square, ongoing improvements at the Commissioners’ Quarters, and the construction of the new Trauma Centre at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital in Amaku, Awka.

“The ministry’s involvement continues even when projects are domiciled under different agencies. It is important for ministries to justify their requests and demonstrate prudent management of public funds in line with the administration’s broader development goals.

“Our obligation and tasks transcend the few things you see under the Ministry of Housing; even when the building projects are domiciled under other MDAs, we execute them.”

PUNCH Online in November 2024 reported that the Anambra State Government said that it will, in collaboration with the Federal Government, embark on the construction of five hundred housing units for low-income earners to meet the housing needs of the people.

The State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development affirmed that the project is in line with the vision of the state governor to provide comfortable and affordable housing for civil servants to give them a sense of belonging.

Noneroone:
https://punchng.com/anambra-to-build-10000-homes-for-workers/

njokuuche77:
Very commendable by Mr Soludo. It’s good to see progress, but I hope this also highlights how important housing is for everyone. Affordability is key, decent homes shouldn’t just exist, they should also be very accessible. Let’s hope this project truly serves civil servants and low-income earners.

yemre:
Solution governor is the best governor Anambra state has ever produced.

greatiyk4u:
To build is the only reason I am commenting because this is a beautiful one had been ongoing or even completed


How can you trust a Prof that promised Dubai -TAIWAN in Anambra and ended up giving us something less than Gambia?

Chucks13:
It is a very nice work from the only politician I respect from.Anambra infact if someone like him vie for presidency in 2031 I will vote for him despite its the Northern turn to produce president I will opt for Soludo.

You are calling this progress and not vote buying but when Wke did same for the judge it became vote buying and a crime ba?

I just tried to exposed your hypocrisy that is all nwanem. No offense!!!

Biko rise above hypocrisy everybody deserves a chance.

Soludo thank you for planning to do what one liar (a k a saint) who stole $35million when dollar was 1 to N100 which in today calculation should be in the region of multi billon naira yet claiming saint and dreaming to rule over his village and not Nigeria. I dey laugh...

Lanretoye:
Atleast he changed it from Somalia it was before to Gambia

greatiyk4u:
He has no reason to complain because

Mbadiniju damaged the state...(project)
Ngige cleared the site
OBi sanitized and set up the solid foundation
Obiano started the building
Soludo is supposed to just stand on the existing protocol because the path has been set for him

njokuuche77:
Nwanem, I understand your point, and I’m not here to defend or attack anyone politically. My comment was strictly about housing and the importance of affordable, accessible homes for civil servants and low-income earners. That’s the progress I’m celebrating, not politics or vote buying. I no get time to compare politicians, my head don full.

Lanretoye:
Abeg define solid foundation,brewery?

njokuuche77:
Very commendable by Mr Soludo. It’s good to see progress, but I hope this also highlights how important housing is for everyone.

Affordability is key, decent homes shouldn’t just exist, they should also be very accessible. Let’s hope this project truly serves civil servants and low-income earners.