27 states give lands for mass housing – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde  Fashola , has said that 27 states have provided the ministry with land on which to build houses for the masses.
Fashola disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Lagos.
He said that the government had to lay the structure and establish a system before calling for private participation in the housing sector. He said most of the building materials to be used would be sourced locally to fast -track growth and reduce unemployment.
He said the socio-cultural needs of each geo-political zone would be considered in arriving at what architectural designs to choose for a particular town.
He said that the targeted group would be civil servants on levels 8-15 and their contemporaries in private sector who would spend an agreed number of years to pay for the houses.