The Nigerian Labour Congress, Ebonyi State Chapter, on Thursday, protested the alleged selling of a housing estate of to non-workers in the state.
He said, “Ebonyi State Government has done well for the first time by donating land for the housing estate to be built for the workers. But the housing estate is supposed to be built and sold to workers and indigenes, and not non-workers and outsiders. This is very unfortunate.
“Workers from Ebonyi State have been contributing through the National Housing Fund, which is being handled by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. Some of us have contributed for well over 20 to 23 years for this housing estate project. “Workers in Ebonyi State are not happy with what the FMBN did and it should be queried. The process should be revised to make sure that Ebonyi workers are able to access the facility.”
But in a swift reaction, the FMBN, through its Managing Director, Chukwuma Kingsley, said the allegation was baseless, stressing that the housing units were transparently allocated to people who were qualified and had made necessary payment for them. According to him, “The allegation is not actually true because our intention was to carry everybody along. This is because workers from all the states of the federation are the direct beneficiaries of this project.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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