By Olawale Lamina
Towards actualizing the dream of the Diaspora City Project, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has informed that the government has earmarked 675 hectares of land for the initiative situated at Maitama 2 in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
A statement signed by the Ministry’s Director of Information, Badamasi Salisu Haiba, the minister made the disclosure when a delegation from the African Descendants in Diaspora Union, led by the Union’s Diplomatic Administrator for Nigeria, Dr Abraham Onwubuya, visited him in his office in Abuja.
He assured participants of an enabling environment in Ngeria’s housing market ecosystem, stressing that government will put in place the right frameworks for secured homeownership.
The minister explained that the project would be structured to have bungalows, semi-and detached duplexes, including mansions to cater for the needs of different interests reflect.
Dangiwa equally said that the ministry will be interested in working with the union to achieve a shared vision of a prosperous and united Africa, that would in turn create a better future for all citizens, both at home and abroad.
He acknowledged the importance of the diaspora union to the government, noting that the over 20 million Nigerians in the diaspora remitting an average of over $24bn per annum was a massive capacity, which is crucial to promoting development in all sectors of the economy.
The body, African Descendants in Diaspora Union is an avenue created to promote unity, solidarity, and empowerment among African descent in the Diaspora.
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