By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Coordinator, Africa International Housing Show in Abuja (AIHS), Bar. Festus Adebayo has tasked the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko to intervene in the massive housing deficit bedeviling Nigeria.
Barrister Adebayo gave the task while speaking at the just concluded Africa International Housing Show in Abuja (AIHS),
He stressed that this will go a long way in mitigating the housing deficit in the country considering that people tend to take housing for granted but it is one of the primary needs of man that can affect our life and health, and the stability of a nation,
“If the Federal Government can partner with the Dangote Group in the area of road construction, why would it not partner with it to mitigate the housing deficit in the country? People tend to take housing for granted but it is one of the primary needs of man that can affect our life and health, and the stability of a nation,” he said
Barrister Adebayo added, ” It is apparent that government alone cannot do it, he therefore advocated for a Public Private partnership (PPP). I am aware of the long stretch of rigid pavement constructed by the Dangote Group in Kogi through the PPP. Same can be replicated in the housing sector”.
Disclosing that”Dangote is a Platinum sponsor of the housing fair that brought together virtually all the big names in real estate development in Africa”, Barrister Adebayo bemoaned the lack of data to ascertain the housing deficit in the country.
He therefore, urged the private sector to consider using housing as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
“The Africa International Housing Show is Africa’s biggest housing and construction expo, a forum that brings together all real estate stakeholders to discuss and explore ideas to promote Africa’s housing industry to the international market.
