
FG to sell 753 housing units estate recovered from Emefiele
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has officially taken delivery of a 753-unit housing estate formerly owned by embattled ex-Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
The ministry said that the property was handed over by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday at the Ministry’s headquarters in Mabushi, Abuja.
The Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Salisu Haiba, said this on Tuesday in a statement.
“The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has taken delivery of the 753 Housing Units Abuja housing estate of former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,” the statement said.
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Dangiwa, praised the EFCC for its sustained commitment to asset recovery and anti-corruption.
“This marks a significant milestone in our collective determination to ensure that recovered assets are put to productive use in ways that directly benefit the Nigerian people. The housing estate recovered from the former Governor of the Central Bank is a case in point,” Dangiwa said.