The Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, has assured that the allocation of the Federal Integrated Staff (FISH) Housing Scheme would cover the entire work force of the public service.
She gave the assurance Thursday in Abuja while inspecting the completed Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) – funded estates in the FCT.
The houses inspected include 86 units of three-bedroom flats, semi-detached bungalows located in Kuje, 12 units of three bedroom fully detached bungalows also located in Kuje and another 48 units of two-bedroom flats at Apo.
She said the programme initiated by her office would ensure that houses allocated to civil servants were of high quality.
“We must say that we are very impressed with what we are seeing on ground. The FMBN has been doing very good jobs with the developers, and we are checking to see which of the estates can go within the affordability range, of civil servants. We want to assure Nigerians that now that we have estates that are ready the programme will now take off fully,” she said.
She said allocation of the houses to civil servants was being delayed because of the processes involved which include the mutual agreement between the three key stakeholders.
The Executive Secretary, Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB), Dr. Hannatu Adamu Fika, commended the quality of the houses.
Also speaking, the Managing Director FMBN, Mr. Ahmed Dangiwa, commended the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation for its willingness to inspect some of the bank’s estates.
“There are up to 177 houses that are very much ready on ground. We have over 850 houses that are at various stages of completion which can be offered by the end of the year for the office to take off. We also have houses around the country. In 20 states of the federation, there are estates that are completed and ready for take-off. Federal civil servants who are outside the FCT can also access these houses depending on what they need,” he said.
