The Plateau State Government last Thursday signed a memorandum of
understanding with six private developers for the construction of 11,880
affordable housing units for civil servants in the state within the
Greater Jos Master Plan.
The commissioner for Housing and Urban
Development, Arc Sam Galadima signed the MoU on behalf of the government
at the Conference Hall of the ministry. While the Managing Directors
and Chief Executive Officers of the firms signing for their respective
companies in which nine developers were for the construction of 18,883
housing units but only six of them that signed the MoU.
Handing
over the documents to the commissioner for signing, the Director for
Urban Planning in the Ministry, Nanmen Gamde gave the breakdown of the
housing units to be constructed by each developers and location.
Presenting
the document to the contractors, Commissioner for Housing and Urban
Development, Sam Galadima said it was part of governments continued
support in the area of housing adding that the gesture was part of
effort by the rescue administration towards developing the housing
sector for all in the state.
He lauded the developers for
partnering with the state government to provide affordable housing units
to the people and promised to partnership any contractor that would
deliver quality work.
Galadima warned that any contractor that
does not live up to expectation would have his or her contract revoked
stressing that the government expected quality work from each developer.
Responding
on behalf of the contractors, Director and Chief Executive, First
Choice Properties Limited, Austine Michael appreciated the state
government for having confidence in them and assured the government of
quality service.