FCT, Housing Ministers, Others For 2021 Abuja International Housing Show
Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Mohammed Musa Bello, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola and other dignitaries from within and outside Nigeria are expected to attend this year’s Abuja International Housing Show (AIHS).
The Convener of the Show Barrister Festus Adebayo, disclosed this Thursday while addressing a press conference in Abuja to unveil activities for the 15th edition of the event billed to commence on Monday, July 26 and end on Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Abuja.
According to him, the Federal Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, as well as Ghana’s Minister of State for Works and Housing, Frida Prempeh, will also be in attendance.
The event will feature the presentation of awards to deserving awardees in the Housing sector and the Executive Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umar Zulum, would receive an award of performance.
He said: “At this year’s AIHS, we are expecting so many dignitaries from within and outside; the FCT Minister will be in attendance; Minister of Works and Housing, as well as that of Health, are coming; even the Ghanian Minister of State for Works and Housing will be there, and that tells you the importance of the event to them in that country.
“Governor Zulum of Borno state, who some people call Mr Bulldozer, will receive an award in the course of the event, even as a few other governors are expected to be in attendance”.
Expressing concern about the backwardness being experienced in the country in terms of housing, the convener of AIHS, said all sides of the issues affecting housing development in the country will be addressed at the event as stakeholders rub minds together.