By Obansa Ibrahim, Lokoja
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, (MD/CEO) of MUSCO construction Limited, Alhaji Usman Abdulmumuni, has commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for retaining Ahmed Musa Dangiwa as the Minister of Housing and Urban Development during the recent cabinet reshuffle.
Alhaji Abdulmumuni while addressing Journalists in Lokoja on Sunday, lauded president Ahmed Bola Tinubu for considering merit over every other consideration in the appointment of people to key positions of authority in his administration.
According to him, the president has taken far reaching and difficult decisions in the last one year of his administration, but however said the positive effects of this decisions will propel Nigeria to greatness and be able to compete favourably with other great nations of the world
The MD/CEO while expressing confidence in the ability of Architect Dangiwa to take the housing sector to greater heights, he described the Minister as a goal getter who has never considered failure as an option in his public and private life.
Alhaji Abdulmumuni particularly lauded the Minister for bringing positive innovation to the housing sector, noting that the proposed construction of affordable houses under the renewed hope agenda of the current administration across the country will reduce drantically the shortage of affordable houses across the country.
He further stated that the recent
invitation to tender for housing and infrastructure development across the country by the Federal Housing Authority, under a Private Sector Participation (PSP) scheme is another worthy initiative of the administration which according to him if implemented faithfully, will encourage citizens participation in the infrastructural development of the nation.
He added that this will also ensure that affordable houses are made available to the low income earners, who would have find it very difficult to own houses of their own.
The MD called on the staff of the ministry and other stakeholders in the housing sector to support the vision of President Tinubu and the determination of the Minister to ensure mass and affordable houses for Nigerians.