The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has approved the land for the Federal Housing Authority to actualise President Bola Tinubu’s housing vision for the people of the state.
According to Diri, provision of affordable housing for the people of Bayelsa remains his administration’s top priority.
Diri stated this when the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Oyetunde Ojo, and the management team paid him a courtesy visit at Government House in Yenagoa on Friday.
The governor, expressed his administration’s commitment to collaborate with the federal government to attract more development in the housing sector.
He said: “In our first term, we focused more on infrastructure development to open up the state. We saw road construction as our number one priority.
“This time around, we are prioritising housing for our people. Our focal person in the sector will liaise with you to ensure that President Bola Tinubu’s dream of providing housing for Nigerians is realised.
“We will acquire land and make it available to the FHA free of charge. We will collaborate with you so that we can build a new Bayelsa’’.
He commended Ojo and his team for consulting with state governments on the federal government’s housing project.
“I commend you for coming to consult with us. Most officers of government stay back in Abuja and take decisions.
“Some of which are inimical to the states. This should be the standard of every official,” he added.
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