By Ola Kay
A United Nations, UN, supported NGO- Global Centre For Empowerment And Care For Life Challenges, GECLC, has concluded plans to build 400,000 housing units across the 36 states of country, including the Federal Capital Territory ,FCT.
According to the Centre, the initiative part of move to actualize the UN’s’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goals number 9 and 11, which are innovation and infrastructure, and sustainable cities and communities respectively in Nigeria by 2030.
While speaking at the project’s public launch press conference in Kaduna on Saturday, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Centre, Dr. Vincent Ejikeme Agbo, declared that under the project, 10,000 housing units would be built in each of the 36 states and the FCT in two phases.
The chairman of the center informed that, the project which will be embarked upon shortly will be extended to other African countries, was being kick-started in Nigeria, to stimulate socio-economic and developmental efforts of the country’s Federal and State governments.
Dr Agbo said that the vision and mission in the incorporated Global Centre for Empowerment and Care for Life Challenges, is in-tandem with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ,SDGs.
“He explained that, “Therefore, our purpose for organising this public launch is to promote, advocate, initiate, enlighten and create beneficial interest for the general public towards Real Estate Housing and Industrial Development within the purview of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals SDG 9 and 11.
“Our major vision here is to provide decent and affordable Housing needs for people of different ages and class. It is equally important to note that our vision and mission will be purposefully driven towards enhancing and encouraging prototype Real Estate Housing and Industrial Development. A significant one stop hub in all 36 states of the federation including Abuja.
“Some weeks ago, we were in Asaba, Delta State to do the groundbreaking ceremony of this mega project in partnership with one of our contractors Frankly Royal View Limited.”
He concluded by saying that his team had commenced consultations with governors of the 36 states in the country and the minister of the FCT, in order to ensure he proper execution of the initiative.
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