By Mohammed Mohammed
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN has handed over keys to four beneficiaries who have fully paid for the houses for sale built under the first phase of the National Housing Programme (NHP) in Kano, Kano State.
The representative of the Minister at the official hand over, the Permanent Secretary of Works and Housing, Mr. Bashir Nura Alkali said: “While we welcome those who can afford to pay outright, it is not a condition for eligibility and we have offered flexible payment options like Mortgages and Rent-to-Own which we encourage applicants to pursue,” he clarified.
The Minister added “Some of the requirements for qualification to access these houses and to be uploaded on the web-portal includes: Current Passport Photograph in JPEG or PNG format; Most recent copy of your current tax clearance / pay slip in PDF format; Means of Identification (National ID, Driver license, International Passport) in digital JPEG format; Letter of recommendation from any Primary Mortgage (for Mortgage Subscribers) and Evidence of 10% initial payment deposit (for mortgage subscribers only).”
In his closing remarks, Fashola said, “The beneficiaries today are therefore among the first set of Nigerians other than the 1994 Super Eagles who have been handed the keys to their houses promised by the federal government over 28years ago.”
Speaking earlier, the Permanent Secretary, who was represented by Director Public Building and Housing Development in the Ministry, Arc. Solomon Labafilo, said: “The housing types are currently available for sale to all Nigerians through the Ministry’s web portal https://nhp.