
Housing Commissioner Enjoins Real Estate Developers To Adopt Anambra’s New Housing Policies
By Uzoma Ekweaga
Anambra State Housing Commissioner, Hon. Pauly Onyeka, has called on real estate developers to improve on their standards of estates by adopting the solution master plan of Governor Chukwuma Soludo in constructing livable housing in the state.
The commissioner gave the advice while receiving executive members of Anambra State Chapter of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria in his office at the Jerome Udorji Secretariat Complex, Awka.
He charged the association to help in tackling the challenges of housing deficit and to transform the industry positively by implementing the new Anambrs State Housing Policy to make the state livable and prosperous for the people.
The Commissioner expressed worry over the high cost of accomodation in the state, especially in Awka, and urged the association to engage in massive housing construction by pulling thier resources together instead of depending on individual efforts and loans from banks which, he noted, are often not achievable.
He also advised them to work towards Complementing one another by pulling their resources together, “The white men always think big on how to make name for their society unlike our own case here”.
He called on them to always involve government in their activities so as to be guided by the policies and laws of the state.
Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of the association, Sunny Nwachukwu, said they came to present the newly elected executives of the association which will be inaugurated soon, as well as to seek state government’s assistance for the association.
He pledged their maximum support to Governor Soludo’s effort in transforming the State positively and used the occasion to invite the Commissioner to the inauguration of the new executives of the association which will be held soon in Awka.
Other members of association present were the Secretary, Mr Nzube Ekebosi , Auditor, Ezeamolue Sylvester, Vice Chairman, Mr Ude Ezechukwu and Financial Secretary, Mr Benjamin Okeke, as well as the Legal Adviser, Barr Chidi Amaeze.
Others include Merrs Donatus Okoye, Kingsley Orefo, Moses Okeke and Okechukwu Obinna .