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Effect of housing facilities on the management practice of estate in Nigeria
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC) is a State Government Agency charged with the responsibility for the development, designing, planning, construction and management of real estate properties for Enugu State. The establishment focuses on real estate development outfits that provide comfortable, stable, safe, secure and cost efficient housing facilities, not only in the Eastern Zone of Nigeria, but in the entire Country. This means that the scope of their responsibility is nationwide.
The existence of Enugu State Housing Development Corporation began in the year 1962. Then it was called Eastern Nigerian Housing Development Corporation and was controlled by the government of the Eastern Region of Nigeria. With the evolving political structure of Nigeria over the years, the Eastern Nigeria Housing Development Corporation with the creation of East Central State became East Central State Housing Development Corporation. In the year 1976, Anambra State Housing Development Corporation was established by Edit No. 10 and became Anambra State Housing Development Corporation. When Enugu State was created from Anambra State, the government of Enugu State became the owner of the present Enugu State Housing Development Corporation. This Corporation is presently located at 21 Kingsway Road, Enugu.
The Corporation has not relented in pursuit of its vision, to provide for the citizens of this State and Nation with comfortable, stable, safe, secure and cost efficient housing facilities. The Corporation has been involved in estate management roles connected to the development, leasing, marketing and management of some housing estates in the State, in fulfillment of their primary obligation. Such estates include Real estate at Uwani, Riverside housing estate at Abakpa Nike and Trans-Ekulu housing estate. The development of each estate went through several phases. Each phase was characterized by a new set of varied house types with modifications geared towards meeting the requirements of purchasers as well as improving the living standards of the people. During a visit to the Corporation, it was reliably gathered from the First Schedule officer, that the management operates two types of tenancy; long-term lease that is, 99 years lease term and periodic tenancy which could be monthly, quarterly or annually. The schedule officer said that most of the properties are on long term leases except the properties at Real Estate Uwani. The management pattern for each of the housing estate is completely different. The Real estate, Uwani is fully managed and maintained by Enugu State Housing Development Corporation. Housing estates at Riverside Abakpa Nike and Trans-Ekulu, were not wholly managed and controlled by Enugu State Housing Development Corporation. The houses in Riverside Abakpa Nike and Trans-Ekulu housing estates are managed and maintained by the occupants while Enugu State Housing Development Corporation Management collects ground rents. The residential properties at Real Estate, Uwani are 108 flats and operate on periodic tenancy.
In the year 2007, following the Enugu State Government reform programme, based on their desire and plan to improve service delivery, the Corporation embarked on a programme of rehabilitating the existing infrastructure in all her estates. Besides, the information in the Corporation’s estate registry was being computerized. This required embarking on a 30-days verification and documentation of Letters of Allocation and Title Documents to enable them update their database. All Lessees within the Corporation’s Property were notified by letters to report at the Enugu State Housing Development Corporation office at 21 Kingsway Road, GRA Enugu to collect Verification Application Form for this purpose. The Corporation has experienced some outstanding challenges in their modus operandi in property management.
According to BuildingWealth (2008) publication, “The Governor's Corner”, it was stated that the governor, His Excellency, Sullivan Iheanacho Chime, during his campaign for governorship produced a “4-Point Agenda" (a blueprint for consolidation and rapid growth for Enugu State). Here is one among the points: physical infrastructure, roads, housing (mass middle/low cost housing), water and electricity, stressing that “housing is a tool for economic development and poverty reduction”. “It is because of these facts that our administration in Enugu State has decided to make housing development one of its cardinal programmes”. “The target of this administration in housing is to ensure that every family in the State has a house through the following programme”:
1. Fully monetize government houses to public servants on owner occupation basis.
2. Develop new middle and low income houses (a target minimum of 500 units a year, 2,000 units in 4 years), in partnership with Federal Mortgage Bank under the National Housing Fund Scheme for sale to public servants and other contributors to the NHF.
3. Create new estates and satellite towns with full site and services for sale to members of the public. Finalize on-going work on existing estates, complete Loma Linda Estate and acquired infrastructure in Golf, Michael Okpara Gardens, Zoo lane, Obukpa Layout, Akanu Ibiam/RCC.
4. Support urban planning and master plan development to guide pattern of growth of emerging Peri-urban satellite townships - 9th mile, Agbani, Ozalla, Obollo Afor, etc. The Governor's aim among other things mentioned was to deliver 2,000 low and medium income houses in 4 years but the reality of the shortage of houses in Enugu State was alarming and his Excellency then decided to increase the target from 2,000 to 10,000 houses in 4 years.
To realize this objective, the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor was created, charged with the responsibility of charting a course for private sector participation in housing development to support the efforts of the Enugu State Housing Development Corporation thereby forming a triangle where Enugu State Ministry of Lands and Housing provides land to Enugu State Housing Development Corporation and private developers through the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Housing Development.
Effect of housing facilities on the management practice of estate in Nigeria.
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