… as rent hikes push residents away from city centre
The International Union of Tenants (IUT), the global umbrella group for tenants, has urged the Rivers State Government to take practical steps to end the escalating rent crisis, particularly in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor local government areas.
Marie Linder, President of the IUT, in a release to the international media community, described the situation in Rivers State as “a systemic failure.”
The IUT President urged the state government to immediately introduce measures to halt unlawful conversion of residential buildings; address excessive rent increases; and restore affordable housing supply through effective regulation.
Linder’s comments were in response to a letter by the National Union of Tenants of Nigeria (NUTN), Rivers State chapter, calling the attention of the state government to the need to intervene and curb the escalating rents in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor.
Ceaser Enwefah, Secretary of the NUTN Rivers
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