The Akwa Ibom State Government has acquired and earmarked about 150 hectares of land across six locations for housing development, with a total of 1,048 housing units currently at various stages of completion.
The Commissioner for Housing, Dr. Henry Archibong, who disclosed this, explained that the Ministry of Housing under the administration of Governor Umo Eno was implementing housing projects that go beyond roofing, to creating affordable, sustainable, eco-friendly and economically viable communities in line with the ARISE Agenda and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 on sustainable urban development.
He said, “The vision of the ministry is to become a model institution for effective service delivery by promoting operational efficiency and optimal use of resources to provide decent, quality and affordable housing.”
According to him, the statutory responsibilities of the ministry include formulation and implementation of policies for design, construction and maintenance of public buildings, development of residential
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