Daily Independent (Lagos)
Chibuzor Emejor
5 May 2009
Abuja — Minister of State for Works, Housing and Urban Development, Grace Ekpiwhre, has assured that the Federal Government would encourage the use of new building technology, other than conventional building system, to ensure affordable mass housing for the citizenry.
She gave the assurance during her inspection of the Public Private Partnership Housing Scheme with Sanderton Ventures Limited at Games Village in Surulere and Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos.
A statement by Press Secretary to the minister, Aso Unchnna, quoted her as saying that her visit to the site was to promote the new building technology for other developers "and show to the rest of Nigeria the availability of this new method that delivers fast, durable and cost effective houses".
"The Federal Government has thought it fit that the private sector should actively participate with government at all levels for the development of our nation," she added.
Ekpiwhre noted that the use of private developers is now trend globally, adding that the Federal Government funds cannot take care of all the infrastructure development without the assistance of the private sectors.
Ekpiwhre also pledged the provision of affordable and decent houses for low income earners, adding that mortgage institutions are being repositioned to provide mortgage services for all categories of people.
Earlier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sanderton Ventures Limited, Olu Fagbemi, represented by the Executive Director, Muyiwa Fagbemi, said it was a new building technology called Royal Canadian Sanderton Building System.
He enumerated the features of the building as including a type of a special plastic building material with concrete enforcement in the hollow of the plastic frames.
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