From TCNEWS
The President General of Ahuwa-Oboro autonomous community Oboro clan in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Engr. Dr. James Nnadozie Uchegbuo, has suggests to the government to design a Rescue Mission Agenda, which will ensure that at least one indigent family in each of the local government areas across the nation gets a one or two-bedroom apartment, depending on the size of the family.
Speaking in Umuahia Abia State capital in commemoration of the annual November 18, Housing Day, Uchegbuo, who is a Professional engineer, said such Agenda would help to provide shelter for the poor families who live in shanties across the Communities, thereby giving them a sense of belonging.
Housing Day is a holiday that began in Canada but is now also being observed in parts of the U.S. This day falls on November 18th and serves as a reminder of the plight of hundreds of thousands of homeless people.
His words, “Every citizen should have a residence and nobody should live on the streets, so the government should urgently address the housing deficit in Nigeria. Sincerely, there exist the dire situation of inadequate shelter globally. The 2024 Habitat for Humanity estimate that 1.53 billion people around the world live in inadequate housing, and shockingly, Nigeria ranks first with 25 million homeless people, followed by India with 18 million”.
Uchegbuo, also the President General of Igbo Vanguard Group, IVG who strongly believe that Nigeria is wealthy enough to ensure that no citizen lives on the streets, passionately appealed to the well-meaning Nigerians and other Nongovernmental Organizations to collaborate with the government and ensure that people live with dignity, regardless of their poverty level.
Moreover, he lauded the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which is geared towards addressing the economic challenges of Nigerians.