By ABUBAKAR YUSUF

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Senator Gbenga Ashafa, has charged new partners handling the Ajoda Housing Estate to deliver the project according to design and specifications.

Ashafa issued the directive on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, during the ground breaking ceremony heralding construction of buildings in the estate at the FHA partnership site, Ajoda Ibadan, where two partners took over the sites.

The Chief Executive Officer charged the developers to keep to the terms of the contractual agreement, and meet the timeline for delivery, saying FHA would not condone shoddy jobs at its estates.

During the brief but symbolic ground breaking ceremony, the two partners: Messrs Lion Unison Ltd. and Messrs Hygate Ltd., who were among the partners selected to build additional 219 units of bungalows in the estate, officially commenced work on plots 3 and 6 of the estate.

He reminded them that FHA management was committed to the timely execution and conclusion of her projects.

“I expect you to show diligence and professionalism in your handling of this project. You are expected to stick to all contractual terms and stick to the agreed timelines," Ashafa said.

Responding, the Managing Director of Hygate, Laide Adesanya, while thanking the FHA management for the opportunity to partner with the agency, promised to ensure that they would deliver the project on schedule.

“We have mobilised to the site and hope to deliver about 30 units by March 2023,” Adesanya said.

On his own part, Engr. B.T. Salami, a representative of Lion Unison, noted that the company has concluded site clearing, and assembled other material with a view to commencing work in earnest, promising also that his firm would within the stipulated time.

A breakdown of the 219 bungalows, shows that Lion Unison is expected to construct 82 2- bedroom semi -detached bungalows, 32 3-bedroom detached bungalows and 2 units of 3-bedroom detached bungalows, while Hygate Ltd. will be delivering 108 units of 3-bedroom semi-detached bungalows.

The FHA Ajoda GRA scheme is a partnership project started in 2020, expected to deliver a total of 896 units of various types of houses.

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