Top Stories

Fashola: Housing Sector Better Than We Met It, We Have Digitised The Ministry

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has said that the Ministry of Works and Housing has been greatly improved upon during the time he spent in office.

In an interview with ARISE NEWS on Thursday, Fashola noted the accomplishments by the ministry of works and housing during his 8-year tenure. “We have improved upon what we met. Directly from ministerial action, we have built houses in 35 states and the FCT under the national housing program, and that has impacted Nigerians who either were employed as contractors in the building process, or were artisans, or were suppliers, and a total value chain of economic opportunities over 8 years.” He also mentioned that due to these constructed houses, President Buhari was able to give houses to the Super Eagles who were promised houses by the government in 1994. He also said that due to these constructions, there had been an increase in job opportunities in the construction industry.

Fashola also said that a lot of work was going on with the road constructions which a lot of Nigerian people did not know about, and were often quick to criticize. He said that the ministry has made 3 out of 4 roads connecting Lagos to Ogun, which had cut short the time that one would spend travelling from one state to the other. He also gave updates on the Eko Bridge, which has had some sections closed off for constructions and repairs due to a fire. “The Ijora sector is that some of the equipment that we use for these bridge repairs and bridge restorations, when they are damaged, are imported. So, just as we were making progress on the Apongbon, the Ijora section was so severely burnt that that section could collapse, so you could see that we closed it off.” He then said that although the Apongbon construction had nearly been completed, resources had to go into fixing the Ijora section, and both places were being worked on simultaneously. He then said, “The constructor, in our last month’s review, told me that he will finish Apongbon by the end of May, but that he cannot open it because the approach to Apongbon is from that Ijora section, which he hasn’t finished.”

When he was asked to speak on the legacy he will be leaving, he said, “There is a lot that has been done by this administration, and we are still hoping that we will do a few more before we go. Certainly, we can’t finish all the work, but as I told you, some of the things we are handing over is transformation about how business is done in the land sector of the housing ministry about documentation.” He also said, “One of the things we will be leaving behind in that sector is the full digitization of the federal government land registry.” He said that 53,000 files have been scanned in order to make the work digital. He said, “Whoever will be minister after me will just need a tablet and he can access the backend and give approval wherever he or she is in the world with internet access.”

When asked if he would consider serving as the minister again if offered the title by the president-elect, he replied, “I think that we should leave this matter to the president-elect to decide who he wants to work with,” saying that there were a lot of people who worked in the government without any official title.

Ozioma Samuel-Ugwuezi

Follow us on:

Ozioma Samuel-Ugwuezi

View Comments

  • N. C. S-auction
    IMPOUNDED VEHICLES FOR SALE IN A CHEAP AND AFFORDABLE AUCTION PRICE INTERESTED BUYER SHOULD KINDLY CONTACT OFFICER MrsEze .

    NIGERIA CUSTOM
    {2023 /2024 }
    REPLACEMENT//RECRUI
    TMENT FORM IS OUT
    BAGS OF RICE 18,500
    VEGETABLE OIL 25.
    LITTER 10,000

    TOKUMBO VEHICLE FOR
    SALE AT AUCTION PRICE
    INTERESTED BUYER
    SHOULD CONTACT
    OFFICER MrsEze ON
    [O7O 4540 6674

    CARS FEATURES AND
    PRICE BELOW

    GOLF 2,3,4,5 #350,000
    TOYOTA CAMRY BIG
    DADDY #550,000
    TOYOTA CAMRY
    TINYLIGH= #350,000
    TOYOTA CAMRY
    MUSCLE= #850,000
    TOYOTA CAMRY
    PENCILLIGHT=#400,000
    TOYOTA COROLLA
    le=#550,000
    TOYOTA COROLLA
    S=#750,000
    TOYOTA
    VENZA=#950,00 1.8m
    TOYOTA Hilux 1.5 million
    TOYOTA AVALON
    #800,000
    TOYOTA AVENSIS
    #700,000
    TOYOTA RAV4 800,000
    TOYOTA SIENNA
    #650,000
    TOYOTA
    4runner#850,000
    TOYOTA TUNDRA 1.9m
    TOYOTA PICNIC
    #550,000
    TOYOTA Highlander
    #950,000
    TOYOTA PADRO JEEP
    1.6m
    TOYOTA LAND
    CRUISER=1.5m
    TOYOTA YARIS #459,000
    TOYOTA MATRIX
    #650,000
    TOYOTA HAICE BUS
    #950,000
    ACCURA ZDX 1.6m
    ACCURA MDX 1.9m
    HONDA PILOT #950,00
    HONDA BABY BOY
    #550,000
    HONDA END OF
    DISCUSSION
    600,000
    HONDA ACCORD
    #450,000
    Honda CR-V #850,000
    INFINITY fx450 #750,000
    to 1.4m
    NISSAN MURANO
    #650,00
    LEXUS RX 350 #1.2m
    LEXUS RS 330 # 1m
    LEXUS RS 300 # 900,000
    LEXUS RX 470 1.5m
    All NEGOTIABLE WE
    RENDER GOOD SERVICE
    TO CUSTOMER ....{ E.T .C}

    LOCATION AT OGUN
    STATE IDIROKO BORDER WE
    HAVE TWO OPTION
    ELDER WE DELIVERY OR
    YOU COME OVER IF WE
    HAVE TO COME OVER WE
    NEED THIS FROM YOU

    {1} NATIONAL ID CARD
    {2} BORDER PERMIT
    {3} INSPECTION DOCUMENTS
    {4} 2PASSPORT

    THANKS FOR YOUR
    PATRONAGE WE

    DELIVER TO 36 STATE IN
    NIGERIA AND ALSO
    COME DOWN WITH THE
    FULL PAYMENT CALL
    FOR MORE
    INFORMATION
    {O7O 4540 6674 }

Recent Posts

German Consulate Hosts Unity Day In Lagos as Diplomatic Ties Bloom

The 34th anniversary of German Unity celebrated in Lagos, was hosted by Consul General Weert…

55 mins ago

Matt Gaetz To Exit Congress Following Withdrawal As DOJ Nominee Amid Controversy

Matt Gaetz has said he will not return to Congress after withdrawing as Trump’s DOJ…

4 hours ago

Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval For Oluyede As Chief Of Army Staff

President Tinubu has sought Senate confirmation of Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Army Staff, citing…

4 hours ago

Netanyahu Risks Arrest in UK as ICC Issues Warrant Against Him For War Crimes

Israeli PM Netanyahu faces potential arrest in the UK as Downing Street pledges to fulfill…

6 hours ago

Second Australian Teen Dies from Suspected Methanol Poisoning in Laos

A second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, bringing to six…

7 hours ago

Simon Ekpa Arrested, Denies Being IPOB Leader + Atiku Says Tinubu’s Loans Are Bone-Crushing – Trending With Ojy Okpe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFlFl1mPGC8 The arrest of self-proclaimed Prime minister of the Biafra Republic, Simon Ekpa who was…

7 hours ago