FG Inaugurates Family Homes Funds Board

To address the challenge of housing deficit within the low income arners in the country, the Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated members of family homes funds limited board.

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, while inaugurating the board members in his office in Abuja, stated that the Fund’s mandate, which aims at fostering an inclusive environment, creating jobs, and eradicating poverty, aligned with the renewed hope agenda of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Led administration.

He expressed confidence in the board members’ ability to deliver on their mandate, highlighting that the selection process was strictly merit based.

The newly inaugurated Chairman, Mr. Ademola Adebise, acknowledged the call to duty, stating that their mandate was to provide affordable homes for low-income earners in Nigeria, in line with the policy objectives of government.

He assured that members would bring in their wealth of experience to bear in ensuring the realization of its mandate. Earlier in her welcome remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya, commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the appointment of the board members whom she described as experts in various fields of endeavour.

She also commended the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Edun, for his doggedness in ensuring the full implementation of government policies and programmes that positively impact on the lives of millions of Nigerians.

On his part, the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Mr Okokon Ekanem Udo, noted that a home was very essential to human life and that no government would like to toy with it, stressing that their assignment is very critical to the entire populace.

He, therefore, called on them to ensure that they bring in their wealth of experience to bear in fulfilling the realisation of the policy thrust of the government.