President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned 748 units of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Zuba.
Keys were presented to some new homeowners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to a statement issued by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the president said: “I convey my hearty congratulations to the new homeowners in this estate. Our promise of change has been fulfilled for you.”
The president while congratulating them , charged residents of the estate to consciously work together with the FHA to ensure the maintenance of the property and the safety of the environment.
The estate is said to cover a total of 18.5 hectares of land, consisting of 748 units of various house types in 75 blocks.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, in his remarks said the completion of the project was a product of teamwork and leadership by the President, who gave approval for appointments into the leadership of the FHA Board and Management.
Instead of abandoned projects, we now have 748 completed housing units for Nigerians and their families to shelter,” he said, adding that 75 contractors were engaged in the course of the project, while over 13,000 Nigerians were employed both directly and indirectly.
Fashola told the President that the five beneficiaries who received keys to their flats, including Tina Orkpe, Salisu Iliyasu, Ado Maude, Rabina Abdulkadir and Flight Sgt Musa Mohammed subscribed through FHA Rent-to-Own delivery model.
“Although many of the beneficiaries of this project will never meet the President personally, your policies and programmes have met them personally at the point of their needs,” he said.
