Lagos, Dec. 21, 2022 – The federal government today fulfilled its 28-year-old promise of giving houses to some football heroes by handing over keys to a three-bedroom bungalow each to three 1994 Super Eagles players and others.
The footballers are Mutiu Adepoju, Ike Shorunmu and Finidi George, while Akin Amao who served as a team doctor and a beneficiary of the national housing project, Adewale Adesokan also received their keys, respectively.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, presented the keys to them at the project site in Onidundu in Akinyele Local Government area of Oyo State.
“The beneficiaries are among the first set of Nigerians including the 1994 Super Eagles who would be handed keys to their houses that was promised by the Federal government over 28 years ago.
“We have entered a season of completion and handover of keys to beneficiaries in 35 states and the FCT to Nigerians who have successfully subscribed through the open ministry’s website for the sales of these completed houses.”
Fashola, who was represented by the Federal Comptroller (Housing Sector), Gbolahun Adesola, called on all Nigerians to avail themselves of the opportunity of owning a house in the 35 states and FCT that had been completed except for Lagos state through open access on the ministry website. (GBN)
