The Federal Government has handed over to the Kwara State Government 132 housing units at the National Housing Programme Estate in Ogbondoroko.
Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday received documents and keys to Kwara’s units at the National Housing Programme Estate, Ogbondoroko in Asa Local Government Area of the State.
He said acquisition of the estate would reduce housing deficit in Kwara and provide sustainable housing for residents.
The Governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Dr Segun Ogunsola, explained that the estate has been fully bought and acquired by Kwara State Government from the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
“This is another effort to bridge the housing deficit in Kwara State and provide sustainable housing for Kwarans.
”This estate has 132 housing units of different types, ranging from one, two to three bedroom detached and semi-detached,” he said.
In his remarks, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, said the decision of the federal government to embark on the housing project was to bridge housing deficit.
He applauded Kwara State Government for acquiring the housing units for the good of the public.
He was represented by the Director, Public Building and Housing in the Ministry, Alhaji Musa Abdullahi.
Also, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr Shuaib Belgore, said that the ceremony was not merely transfer of physical assets, but a celebration of purposeful governance, collaboration, and shared responsibility between the Federal Government and the state.
Represented by his Special Assistant, Dr Toyin Nasamu, the permanent secretary commended the state government for taking the bold and commendable step of securing the purchase of the estate.
“This decision clearly reflects the government’s proactive vision to expand housing access and integrate this development into the broader urban growth plan of the state,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had in a survey conducted on abandoned housing estates nationwide in October 2025, drawn attention to the situation of the National Housing Programme Estate at Ogbondoroko in Asa Local Government Area.
In the report published on Oct. 9, 2025, NAN correspondents highlighted how Nigerians were facing challenge in getting affordable houses while many federal and state governments’ housing estates were abandoned nearing completion or after completion.
In many cases such housing estates have been taken over by squatters and rodents or over grown by bushes, while hoodlums had vandalised fittings and electric cables in the apartments.
