Gov. Ugwuanyi govt extends housing scheme for workers to local governments

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has affirmed his readiness to engage the Federal Mortgage Bank in a strategic partnership to actualize his administration’s drive to provide houses to the state’s workers.

The governor further disclosed that he had already approved extension of his housing scheme programme for workers to local government council level to enhance the living standard of workers in the area.

In a speech when the management of the bank paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Enugu, Governor Ugwuanyi assured that the engagement strategic partnership with the bank would take the state to the next level in the housing sector.

Earlier in an address, the leader of the team, Mr. Gimba Ya’ukuma informed the governor that members were in the Government House, Enugu to express their appreciation to the governor for sponsoring hundred (100) housing units for 100 junior workers in the state through the bank.

He called on other governors in the country to emulate Governor Ugwuanyi’s gesture to the workers of their state.

Mr. Ya’ukumo added that the bank had developed affordable and accessible housing estates in the state worth billions of naira to ease accommodation challenges of the people of the state.

He added that the bank has more housing programmes to help workers own their houses.  According to him, it will also partner with the people living outside Nigeria but want to own houses to settle in the country, actualize their objectives.

He appealed to Governor Ugwuanyi to extend his housing programme for workers to their counterpart in local government council in the state, assuring him of the banks co-operation to actualize this drive.