The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development on Monday lamented the challenges of accurate data in ascertaining housing deficits in the country, adding that it has collaborated with National Bureau of Statistics, National Population Commission to bridging the gap.
Disclosing this on Monday, Director, Planning Research and Statistics Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Mohammed Bala, stated that the partnership would help accentuate the number of those without housing.
He made this disclosure in Gombe at the opening of a five-day 13th meeting of National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, with the theme ‘Housing the future: Affordable housing for economic growth climate resilience and urban development’.
According to the director, this collaboration with no fewer than 10 agencies of government is geared towards solving the building deficit in the country.
Bala said, “What the ministry is doing now is to collaborate with the National Population Commission in taking accurate data. The problem is lack of accurate data a committee has been set up by the ministry and we have started working with relevant various agencies such as National Bureau of Statistics, National Population Commission almost 10 agencies to get accurate data on housing deficit.
“The Minister is expecting a report on that at the end of the year (2024), and there will housing survey with NPC.”
On his part, Gombe State Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transportation Dr Usman Kallamu, disclosed that the gathering would afford stakeholders opportunity to recognise significant importance of affordable housing in driving economic growth.
“Mitigating climate change and fostering sustainable urban development. It is pertinent to note that our collective goal is to provide opportunity for every individual to have access to safe, decent and affordable housing.”
Speaking on effort of the state government in the actualisation of renewed hope housing agenda, Gombe in the fiscal year 2024 allocated huge amount of money for infrastructural development especially in housing units through separate partnerships with the North-East Development Commission and the Family Home Funds Limited. This is in line with one of the priority pillars of Gombe State Development Plan 2020-2030 to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation.”
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