Niger Delta
CRSG Signs N1.7bn Housing Dev Agreement
The Cross River State Government has signed a tripartite agreement to construct 610 housing units at the Akpabuyo Civil and Public Housing Estate at N1.7 billion.
The agreement was signed in conjunction with Aso Savings and Loan PLC and Aso Investment and Development Company (AIPC).
Speaking shortly after a signing ceremony in Calabar, Governor Liyel Imoke said that the exercise marked “the process of rewriting value for service delivery through the provision of affordable houses to civil servants. ”
He said the agreement was also consummated to appreciate the work of civil servants as the engine room of service.
“The initiative will ensure that a sustainable way of providing affordable houses to them, the dream of my administration is realised.”
Imoke, who expressed delight with the realisation of the project, restated his commitment to ensure that standard would not be compromised during construction.
He said that since the inception of his administration, the focus had been on initiating projects and programmes that would enhance the socio-economic status of residents of Cross River.
He said that the project, which would impact significantly on the people, would add great value to the beneficiaries.
Imoke also assured the partners of his readiness to support them by ensuring that contractors handling projects completes on time.
He also thanked the stakeholders in the housing estate for their unrelenting efforts toward the success of the project.
He said the project was dear to the State Government and promised to partner with Aso in other development projects in the state, especially the Calabar Central Market.
In his remark, the Managing Director, Aso Savings and Loans Plc, Mr. Hassan Usman expressed the company’s determination to ensure the realisation of the 610 civil servants housing units.
He assured that the project would be delivered within the stipulated period.
Usman said he was encouraged by the personal commitment of Imoke toward the actualisation of the project.
Earlier, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Mortgage Finance, Mrs. Rosemary Achonwa, said that government was pleased to partner with the developer.
She said the developers were expected to implement the housing arm of the project after spending huge sum on infrastructure.
The Chief Executive Officer of Aso Investment and Development Company, Mr. Martins Akumazi, assured that the company would mobilise best hands to realise standard houses.
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