Property Gwarimpa Building Collapse: FCTA, FHA set up technical team

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA and the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, have set up a technical team to look into the report prepared by the FHA on the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a 3 story building at 6th Avenue Gwarimpa, on Friday, 3rd February, 2023, which led to 3 fatalities.

This was contained in a statement jointly signed and issued by Anthony Ogunleye and Kenneth Chigelu ,DIRECTOR OF PRESS , PRO FHA (OFFICE OF FCT MINISTER)

According to the statement, This was one of the decisions reached at a meeting between top officials of the FCTA and the FHA where the report was presented to the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello by the Chairman of the FHA, Senator Lawal Shuaibu on Monday, 6th February, 2023.

The FCT Minister and the FHA Chairman both regretted the loss of lives and commiserated with the families of the deceased while directing that a compensation plan be prepared for them.

The meeting resolved that the investigation by the technical team is also aimed at strengthening the internal working mechanism of both agencies and that all those found culpable in the building collapse will face appropriate punishment commiserate with the crime committed The FCT Minister announced that in line with FCTA policy, the allocation of the collapsed building be revoked.

The meeting also commended the various agencies involved in the rescue

•Revokes building allocation

efforts that saved 21 lives and stressed the need for cases of contraventions to go beyond mere issuance of “stop work” notices.

Both organisations resolved to work very closely together to prevent any future occurrence. Meanwhile,those present at the meeting

SUKUK Funding: Ministry of works

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

The Federal Ministry of Works, has received a cheque of N110 billion of SUKUK funding for the execution of critical road projects across the six geopolitical zones of the country. This was contained in statement signed and issued by Lere-Adams Blessing Director (Press and Public Relations).

According to the statement, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and the Federal Capital Territory, recently benefited a total of N130 billion of the 2022 SUKUK Fund .

“Federal Ministry of Works and Housing received N110 billion, the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory received N20 billion”.

The SUKUK fund is a form of Public Private Partnership (PPP) which was among the funding options adopted by the Federal