Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, state governors and the private sector will soon converge on Abuja to brainstorm on the lingering issue of housing deficit facing the country.
They are expected to brainstorm at this year’s Abuja International Housing Show. The chief executive officer of the show, Festus Adebayo, in a chat with reporters on Wednesday in Abuja said other players from the World Bank and African countries are expected to join the long list of stakeholders that will brainstorm on housing issues. The event, which is the 12th in the series, expected to kick off at the International Conference Centre (ICC) from July 16, is also expected to address mortgage refinancing and how Nigerians can leverage on existing opportunities to own their houses. Read more