By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun preparations for the commencement of affordable housing in the territory.
This followed the flagged off payment for compensation to Karshi, a suburb of Abuja.
In a statement issued by Felicia Okoro the Public Relations Officer, Department of Resettlement and Compensation, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), said the initiative would be in partnership with private developers to provide houses for the teaming staff.
It said the housing scheme will alleviate the housing deficit in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
During the presentation of the cheques for payment, the coordinator Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), Obinna Ogwuegbu who on behalf of the Minister of State for FCT Dr Ramatu Tijjani, said the Administration was pleased that the project was finally coming to fruition months after the initial hiccups experienced after the ground breaking ceremony last year.
According to him, “The final take off of this noble initiatives of the Hon Minister of State at such a time as this goes to show the premium investors have in the template the Administrator has developed towards providing infrastructure, opening up the satellite tows, as well as providing housing for Nigerians in dire need of accomodations across the capital city.
“The fact that investors can go out of their way to put their money down for compensation despite the fact that they are going to build houses in collaboration and partnership with the FCTA Administration is highly commendable”
He further disclosed that the office painstakingly went through every record of the beneficiaries over a long period of time to ensure that proper figures and exact persons were enumerated and compensated inline with it’s extant laws as enshrined in the constitution.
Earlier, the Director Resettlement and Compensation, ESV Perpetua Ohamah stated that it does not matter how long it has taken for the project to commence as her office did everything to ensure that international best practices were followed.
The Director commended the Sarki of Karshi and his people for their patience and cooperation saying that the citing of the new project will no doubt bring about the needed development to the area.
