I Remain Loyal To APC, I believe In Buhari, Says Saraki

Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Monday restated his loyalty
to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).

Saraki also reiterated his belief that the President Muhammadu Buhari's
government will redeem its electoral promises made during the 2015 general
elections.

The Senate President spoke at the 10th Abuja Housing Show where top
government officials and prominent stakeholders in the housing sector
brainstormed on the theme: “Expanding Access To Affordable Housing In
Africa.”

Acknowledging the presence of the APC National Organizing Secretary,
Senator Osita Izunaso who earlier kick-started discussions at the summit,
Saraki assured that the APC government is unwaveringly committed to the
social welfare of the people while re-affirming his unalloyed loyalty to
the party.

“The Senate and the National Assembly as a whole believe very strongly
that we must make a difference in the housing sector,” he said.
The Senate President, reacting to observations that the existing housing
laws need respective amendment and repeal, charged the organizers of the
Summit to take a further step by forwarding a document of laws requiring
amendments to the National Assembly.

“I assure you that action will be taken instantaneously,” Saraki promised.

Saraki asserted that the Senate has commenced the review processes of
several laws affecting property rights and access housing in the country.

According to him, the review of the National Housing Fund Act is on-going
and would be completed before the end of the year.

According to the APC National Organizing Secretary, Senator Izunaso,
housing deficit in Nigeria is pegged at 17million housing units.

"As at today, only 10 per cent of those who dream to own a house in the
country can afford it, as against the 92 per cent house owners in
Singapore.

"The central objective of the Summit, however, is to come up with feasible
strategies on how to end the problem of homelessness in Nigeria," Ozunaso
said.

Other personalities at the Summit include the representative of the
Speaker of House of Reps, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing,
Babatunde Raji Fashola, Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,
Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Çakıl, TUC President, Comrade Bobboi
Kaigama, among other investors.