The Abia State Government has been urged by the Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) to reverse its decision to revoke the land and propose demolition of the Trademore Housing Estate in Umuahia, the state capital.
Festus Adebayo, the executive director of HDAN, made the passionate appeal in a statement he released in Abuja in response to the planned government action.
Adebayo demanded that the Abia State Government back out of its planned N26 billion investment because it would be detrimental to the sector.
He gave the state governor the task of launching programmes that would foster an atmosphere that would support the sector’s growth and attract investment to the sector.
He responded to the developments by saying, “Our attention has been drawn to the proposed plan by the Abia State Government for the revocation of land and proposed demolition of the Trademore Project in Umuahia – consisting of a 1,500-capacity event centre, mini estate, and other facilities worth N26 billion.
“We have also sighted the building approvals and certificate of occupancy of the said property.
“The Housing Development Advocacy Network charges the State Governor to use the real estate potential of the state as a tool to attract investment and create an enabling environment. This is a pivot for creating more jobs and further contributing to development”.
“We therefore use this medium to call on the government to explore other amicable solutions to this matter rather than resorting to actions that would lead to the waste of investments. This should not be encouraged. The government needs to re-align its focus to creating a better environment for more investments,” he added.
