Global Centre for Empowerment and Care for Life Challenges, a group of philanthropists has disclosed that it will provide 5,000 housing units in Rivers State for low income earners to reduce the suffering of the masses, this will be done through the promotion of advocacy and creating beneficial interest for the general public towards housing and industrial development in line with the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG) 9 and 11.
the National President of the group, Vincent Agbo disclosed this at a press conference in Port Harcourt where he maintained that the purpose of the project was to provide decent and low-cost housing units to meet the needs of the people irrespective of their age and class.
Agbo explained that the vision of his group was to enhance and encourage proto-type housing and industrial development that will spread across the 36 states of the federation, promising that the project will be beautiful, comprehensive and all-inclusive when completed.
The group leader also stated that the project would use available technology and science in designing the houses that will be comparable to others globally, while being optimistic that all state governors will be critical stakeholders in providing land and other essential elements for the success of the project.
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He said that both the local and international partners and financiers are standing by to kick off the project after all necessary arrangements have been concluded. The group which is in collaboration with the United Nations, through the SDG called on all stakeholders to embrace the project as it will bridge the gap in the housing sector so that those who are of the working class could have affordable houses. The National Leader of the group told Newsmen that the basic human needs are food, clothing and housing , he noted that affordable housing is the most important thing among all others, hence they are in Rivers State to bring solution to the housing challenge.
“This is a welcome development to the state and we want to make it a reality,” he said. He said the project will run through a Public, Private, Partnership (PPP) with a mortgage payment plan, especially for those who are working class.” Agbo said.
Larry Goodwill Ajiola, who is The Spokesperson of the group, said the common man through easy intalmental payment spread between 10-30 years will benefit from these housing units, stressing that since the houses will be affordable, their idea is not commercially driven but to help humanity.
