Jibrin chairs committee on housing, habitat as Speaker reshuffles C’ttees

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has appointed Rep Abdulmumuni Jibrin as the chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Habitat.

Jibrin’s appointment followed the minor reshuffle of some chairmen of the Standing Committees of the House.

The new chairman, Hon. Jibrin is expected to bring his sound academic background and wealth of experience in the legislature as former chairman of Finance, Appropriation, Transport and Foreign Affairs as well as in the executive arm where he served as Executive Director of the Federal Housing Authority.

The committee’s oversight jurisdiction in line with the Standing Orders of the House covers the Federal Ministry of Housing as well as departments and agencies of the federal government which deal with housing.

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Other agencies with the committee’s jurisdiction include all federal housing programmes and agencies; the Federal Mortgage Bank, Federal Mortgage Finance, implementation of mortgage policies of government, Family Homes Fund (FHF), issues on housing and annual budget estimates of the ministry and agencies.

Also under the purview of the committee include harmonisation, coordination and streamlining of all housing policies of all levels of government to fit into the National Housing Scheme.

Daily Trust reports that part of the committee’s oversight duties is to act as a catalyst directly related to habitat agenda principles and commitment regarding sustainable development.

Further assignments of the committee include promoting the implementation of the resolution of regional Council for Africa of Global Parliamentarians on Habitat on institutionalizing Habitat Committees in parliaments of member countries to wit: State Assemblies and Local Governments.

The committee is to also advise the House regarding networking regionally and internationally to strengthen dialogue and technical cooperation in the area of urban development strategies and on the Habitat Agenda and issues requiring legislation or review of existing legislation to bring into conformity, key principles and commitments of the Habitat Agenda.