ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MASS HOUSING PROGRAMME IN THE FCT, ABUJA
Wayas Yarima Fede Uwogwene and Odonye, Dauda Yusuf
Volume 8 Issue 1
Abstract
In recent years, Public-Private Partnership approaches are embraced and employed in housing schemes across the country. The Mass Housing Scheme in Abuja was organized to enable the Organized Private Sector produce housing for sale at affordable prices to low and medium-income groups in the city. This study sought to assess the implementation of the mass housing scheme in Abuja to determine the affordability of the housing units to the people. The study theoretically adopts analytical and qualitative research method, relying upon secondary sources of information including researches, textbooks, journals and bulletins and provides essential frameworks within which better practice of mass housing programme can be evolved for appreciable corporate results in the Nigerian national housing development environment. In other words, the study essentially relied heavily on theoretically method of assessing the Nigeria Mass Housing Scheme in Abuja. This method was complimented with primary sources of data such as questionnaire and interview. After data collection and analysis, the study findings however established that the programme was carried out without adequate planning and implementation and the partners seem not to have the capability. This impinged on the overall performance of the scheme as the high cost of units disenfranchised the target beneficiaries. The study therefore made case for capacity buildings for the partners, positive quality enabling environment, stricter control and government’s support for the sake of the low-income earners. Keywords: Affordable, Mass Housing Scheme, Public-Private Partnership, Performance
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