Uzodimma moves to tackle housing deficiency in Imo

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has approved 2,000 hectares of land for building of a mini -housing estate in the state.

A statement issued, yesterday, by his Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Eze Ugochukwu, said the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Love Ineh, disclosed this in Owerri, the state capital.

He explained that the initiative would tackle housing deficits in the state, adding that the developers had been invited to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to register for the commencement of the programme.

“We are set to reboot activities in the housing sector and nobody should willingly miss out on it.

“Accordingly, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, has asked developers to register with the ministry and participate in developing the 2,000 hectares of virgin land under the mini-housing estates initiative,” the statement reads.