In a bid to ensure the well-being of the citizenry, the House of Representatives has pledged to put in place the enabling environment to ensure an affordable housing scheme for Nigerians.
The Chairman of the Committee on Housing and Habitat, Mr Aminu Balele Kurfi, made this known while inaugurating the committee at the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
The lawmaker expressed readiness to confront the daunting task of fashioning out a radical housing agenda and legislation to provide reasonably, accessible, affordable and habitable houses to a great majority of Nigerians on approved conditions.
Balele reminded his colleagues of the need to show commitment and dedication to the work ahead, noting that active participation remains key to achieving the committee’s oversight mandate.
“In our endeavor to achieve these noble expectations, let me humbly notify my Honourable colleagues on the necessity to imbibe the culture of effective legislation, active partnership, efficient collaboration, relevant responsive capacity building, mutual collective responsibility, open door policy and critical oversight functions.
The chairman assured his colleagues of inclusive leadership through open door policy, just as he called for support in the provision of useful ideas that could aid the committee in achieving its goals, adding that he will be decentralising responsibilities by creating subcommittees to handle various issues and report back to the main Committee as and when due.
