UN Envoy sends message to Buhari govt over vacant houses in Abuja, Lagos
Fartha at a news conference in Abuja, expressed concern over human rights crisis presented by poor living conditions in Nigeria’s informal settlements.She said: “Most residents in Nigeria’s ballooning informal settlements live without access to even the most basic services, like running water.“My 10 days fact findings visit to Nigeria has presented an economic inequality in the country, which has reached extreme level and is playing itself out clearly in the housing sector.
While urging the Federal Government to take urgent measures to address homelessness and poverty, Fartha advocated for a declaration of a nation-wide moratorium on forced evictions. “Apart from establishing a national commission to investigate gross human rights violations in the context of forced evictions, the government should provide basic services to all informal settlements.She further expressed worry that the Bill for an Act to provide rent control failed in the National Assembly.“It is unfortunate that the bill died in NASS.
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