C’River, Irish investors plan 5,000 housing units
The Cross River State Government has concluded plans with Irish investors to build 5,000 units of modular homes across the state.
This is coming barely two week after the state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, led a trade delegation to the Republic of Ireland.
The property developers from Ireland arrived in Calabar last week to seal the housing deal.
Already, modalities have been worked out between the Cross River State Government and an Irish building firm, Affordable Building Concept International, to build affordable houses across the state in an effort to develop new cities.
The state governor, while receiving the team, said that the meeting was a continuation of an earlier discussion held in Dublin on the plans by his administration to provide affordable and comfortable shelter for the poor in the state.
Ayade, who reiterated his passion for the scheme, said, “There is no amount of value you can give to mankind that will be enough if he is dehumanised by lack of shelter.
“The investors will come with their technology and expertise and set up a factory where low cost housing will be designed and the houses set up in less than three days.”
He further explained that the houses would be in three categories to cater for the needs and tastes of the people who would key into the ambition of the government to create a new city in each local government area, while that of Calabar would be called ‘Calas Vegas’.
Ayade said that the investors would be mindful of the natural endowment of the environment where the houses would be located.
Earlier, the leader and Chairman of Affordable Building Concept International, Mr. Desmond Cullinane, had said their visit was a continuation of an earlier one made by Governor Ayade to Dublin.
