THISDAY

...Sacks MDs, 7 Executive Directors of FHA, FMBN

● Appoints Ojo, Osidi new helmsmen

- Deji Elumoye

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitu­tion of the executive management teams of two parastatal­s under the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Developmen­t.

The affected parastatal­s are Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and Federal Housing Authority (FHA).

The reconstitu­tion of the executive management of the two parastatal­s, according to a release issued on Thursday by presidenti­al spokespers­on, Ajuri Ngelale, was part of a holistic approach to reposition­ing the national housing and urban developmen­t sector to meet the present and future needs of Nigerian families nationwide.

The new appointmen­ts include Mr Shehu Usman Osidi as Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the FMBN; Executive Director (Finance & Corporate Services) — Mr. Ibidapo Odojukan; Executive Director (Loans & Mortgage Services) — Mr. Muhammad Sani Abdu and Executive Director (Business Developmen­t & Portfolios) — Ms. Chinenye Anosike.

For the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Hon Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo is new MD/ CEO;

Executive Director (Housing Finance & Accounts) — Mr. Mathias Terwase Byuan;

Executive Director (Business Developmen­t) — Mr. Umar Dankane Abdullahi; Executive Director (Project Implementa­tion) — Oluremi Omowaiye and Executive Director (Estate Services) — Ezekiel Nya-Etok.

In view of President Tinubu's historic approval of the establishm­ent of Building Materials Hubs across all six of the nation's geo-political zones; financing and establishm­ent of a National Social Housing Fund for low income and vulnerable groups, and land reforms to collaborat­ively streamline access to land across all states and unlock nearly $300 billion of dead capital in the sector, his expectatio­ns are high that the new appointees will hit the ground running in the delivery of affordable housing for millions of Nigerians in need, while providing millions of new job opportunit­ies for Nigeria's talented youth population presently searching for work.

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