In line with President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda, the Federal Capital Territory Admission has called on all staff and retirees to key into the federal government housing scheme.
The FCTA Permanent Secretary, Treasury and Budget, Mr. Adamu Ibrahim Wanki, who made the call when management team of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria paid him a working visit in his office in Abuja on Wednesday said the call became necessary to ensure that staff are properly enrolled for the Fund.
The permanent secretary reiterated FCT administration’s commitment to providing affordable housing to its staff inline with President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda.
Ha urged all staff including retirees to update their data on Federal Housing Fund in other not lose their contributions.
The National Housing Fund is a federal government scheme which allows Nigerians above the age of 21years in paid employment to access low interest housing loans of upto N15 million repayable over a maximum of 30 years at 6% interest rate.
The Act establishing the Fund made it mandatory for all employees to contribute 2.5 percent of their monthly salary.
Speaking further, Wanki stressed that the ongoing orientation and sensitisation exercise was meant to educate and enlighten both the staff and retirees on the importance of updating their data, pointing out that it would enhance the processes.
He advised staff and retirees to make relevant information available as demanded by the online form provided to them In other to avoid complications in the future.
Wanki further advised that no one should be left out of the ongoing process, stressing that staff must take this information seriously to avoid unnecessary complaints when the exercise must have ended.
Also speaking during the visit, the NHF verification coordinating Director of the Treasury and Budget, FCTA, Mr. Musa Lere, disclosed that some staff that complied with the NHF data update directives earlier on, have started receiving alerts.
Lere charged all staff and retirees to update their data; saying the portal will soon be closed.
The Director disclosed that those who failed to update their data will not receive alert from NHF,but by updating their data, it would ensure proper documentation and make it easy to assess staff contribution.
He used the opportunity to thank the FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike, and the entire Management of the FCT Administration for the massive support right from the time the exercise started.
Speaking earlier, the zonal manager of ,FMBN, Abuja zonal office, Mrs. Ene Nduka-Nwagbo, expressed satisfaction over support given to the management of FMBN by the FCT Administration, hinting that the support has assisted the organization to progress beyond measure.
She disclosed that the aim of the visit was to inform the Administration on how far the data updating has been and to further inform the Administration about the next plan which is to begin the contribution schedule process’ for the staff and retirees.
She pleaded with the Permanent Secretary to embarking on more sensitization through the mass media and other communication channels to ensure no beneficiary is left out of the exercise.
