Anambra Govt To Build 10,000 Low-Cost Housing Units
The Anambra State Government has unveiled plans to construct 10,000 low-cost housing units at Isiagu in Awka South Local Government Area.
The state Commissioner for Housing, Paully Onyeka disclosed on Saturday that the development aims to address accommodation challenges faced by civil servants and low-income households.
Onyeka said the project will be executed under a Public–Private Partnership arrangement with real estate developers and will commence during the dry season.
He revealed that earlier delays caused by disagreements between the government and private partners have been resolved.
Onyeka said the project had long been approved by Governor Chukwuma Soludo but was stalled by last-minute bureaucratic issues.
Onyeka, who appeared before the State Assembly Committee on Appropriation to defend the ministry’s 2026 budget, described the scheme as “a well-structured plan designed to expand access to decent and affordable accommodation for workers and low-income earners.”
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He said, “The 10,000 low-cost housing units will soon be a reality. It will improve the housing deficits of civil servants and low-income earners in the state.”
“The state governor had given approval for the project a long time ago, but it was truncated by a last-minute hindrance, which has been resolved by the state government.”
The commissioner added that with the dry season now set in, construction will begin without further delay.
He explained, “At the point of dotting the ‘i’s and crossing the ‘t’s, there were a few issues which have been sorted out with the private sector undertaking the PPP arrangement.
“Now that the dry season is over, we will take off, and that will be history.”
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Onyeka noted that the governor’s road expansion strategy has opened up new estate locations in the hinterlands, making housing development more viable.
He said the ministry plays a key technical role in various infrastructure projects, including the upgrade of Ekwueme Square, improvements at Commissioners’ Quarters, and the construction of a new Trauma Centre at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku.
“Our obligation and tasks transcend the few things you see under the Ministry of Housing; even when the building projects are domiciled under other MDAs, we execute them,” he said.
The commissioner had earlier stated that the state, in collaboration with the Federal Government, would embark on an additional 500 housing units for low-income earners, in line with the governor’s vision for affordable housing.
