DIRECTORATE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Department of Commercial Housing:
The main function of this department is to facilitate the provision of high-brow and luxury living residential dwellings and its related services and facilities for Nigerians of upper middle-class and above in the following manner:
- Organising and facilitating the establishment of medium and low density residential estates.
- Facilitating the development of luxury estates in major cities of Nigeria.
- Designing and Implementation of Urban Renewal Projects across Nigerian cities.
- Development and Management of Public open spaces in Nigerian Urban settlements and estates.
Department of Social/ Commercial Housing
The main function of this department is to make the FHA meet the Federal Government’s obligation of providing decent accommodation to less privilege Nigerians, that belong to the following category:
- No income groups
- Low income groups
- Low-medium income group.
DIRECTORATE OF HOUSING FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND CORPORATE SERVICES
Department of Housing Finance and Accounts
The main function of this department is to facilitate the provision of high-brow and luxury living residential dwellings and its related services and facilities for Nigerians of upper middle-class and above in the following manner:
- Organising and facilitating the establishment of medium and low density residential estates.
- Facilitating the development of luxury estates in major cities of Nigeria.
- Designing and Implementation of Urban Renewal Projects across Nigerian cities.
- Development and Management of Public open spaces in Nigerian Urban settlements and estates.
Department of Corporate Services
The functions of Corporate Services Department are the followings:
- Formulation of departmental work plans and programmes and ensures alignment with the Authority’s overall strategy, goals and objective.
- Provide overall guidance, leadership support and strategic direction in the execution of the day-to-day activities of other departments to ensure alignment with approved work plans and programmes.
- Maintenance of proactive relationships with employees/labour unions and manage their needs to facilitate buy-into FHA’s corporate goals.
- Continuously review and assess the effectiveness of the department’s policies, procedures and processes, activities and align same with corporate goals.
Barr. Aniedi Akpabio
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT)
Barrister Aniedi Akabio is the Executive Director Business Development. A brilliant legal Practitioner and seasoned Administrator, Akpabio showed brilliance in legal practice early from his days of National Service with the Oyo State police Command. He afterwards ran a successful private practice, before joining the Akwa Ibom Property Development Company Limited, as Company Secretary and Legal Adviser.
He later became the Assistant General Manager, Legal and Corporate Affairs of the company, before rising to the position of the Managing Director and Chief Executive.
Barrister Akpabio is well travelled and has attended several courses and conferences, locally and internationally, some of which are:
- Seminar on International Contracting and Global Sourcing – London
- International Bar Association (IBA) Conference – Dubai
- International Bar Conference – Dubai
- Common Wealth Lawyers Association Conference (CLA) Sydney Australia
- Common Wealth Lawyers Association Conference (CLA) Cape Town, South Africa.
- Common Wealth Lawyers Association Conference (CLA) Cape Town, South Africa.
A member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Barrister Akpabio is married with children. His hobbies are Football Scrabble and Squash.
Prof. Mohammed Al-Amin
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
Professor Mohammed Al-Amin has over twenty five years of experience as an Academic, Consultant and Public Officer on various aspects of Urban Development, Energy and Environment, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Community Development and the EIA. He has published widely in local and international journals; to his authorial credit are over thirty five research papers, four university’s textbooks and numerous technical reports. He possesses extensive experience in public service and private practice in Urban Environment.
Currently serving the Nigeria's Federal Housing Authority as Managing Director/ CEO, where he combines professional, technical, academic and strong leadership skills and experience to revamp the productivity demands of the Agency in its mandate of Sustainable Mass Housing Delivery.
Professor Al-Amin is a product of several local and foreign Institutions including the prestigious University of Ibadan and the Ahmadu Bello University; where be bagged his Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Urban Environment.
Before his assumption of office as MD/CEO, he has served at various organizations and capacities including:
- Director, Centre for Energy and Environment, Nigerian Defence Academy from 2013 - 2014.
- Special Technical Adviser to the Minister of Environment from 2011 - 2012.
- Member of the Academic Board of the Nigerian Defence Academy from 2009 - 2011.
- Member, Nigeria Vision 20:2020 from 2009 - 2010.
- Member, Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission on Ecosystem Management from 2007 - 2009.
- Professor with Nigerian Defence Academy since 2014.
- International Media Expert on Urban Environmental Issues for BBC, DW, RFI etc from 2006 - 2012.
Professor Al-Amin is an Honors scholar with several Distinctions, recognitions and awards. He is also a Member of several local and international Learned Societies and Professional Bodies.
He has Chaired and supported various Local and International Committees on urban environment and climate issues; also served as Team Leader on EIA projects, Environmental Policies and infrastructure.
Professor Al-Amin served numerously as an internal/external examiner, keynote speaker, lead Presenter/Discussant at intellectual fora in home and abroad. He is also on the editorial boards of several multidisciplinary journals.
An amiable gentleman, who is well travelled crisscrossing the continents on urban environmental missions and advocacies.
His hobbies include Environmental Photography, Gardening, Golf and Travels.
DR L.D. Abalaka
AG-GENERAL MANAGER
(SOCIAL HOUSING)
Barr. Hajara Kadiri
AG-GENERAL MANAGER
(COMMERCIAL HOUSING)
Col. Refuse Adejoro
GENERAL MANAGER
(FINANCE/ACCOUNTS)
Adejoro Rufus Ajayi Col (rtd) is the General Manager Finance. A seasoned soldier and an erudite scholar, Col. Adejoro holds three Masters Degrees in Economics, Strategic Studies and Business Administration.
A graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Rufus Adejoro rose to the rank of a full Colonel and served in various capacities, before retiring from the Army. Some of the positions he held include: Director Army Personnel Pay Office, Director Army Account Inspectorate, Commandant Nigerian Army School Of Finance and Administration, Director Of Finance Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Director Army Budget – Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps.
A seasoned and well trained Army officer, he attended many military trainings and courses including:
- Nigerian Army Intelligence School Tego Barracks
- Nigerian Army School of Signals
- Armed Forces Command and Staff College (Senior)
- Infantry Center and School
- Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA)
- National Defence College.
- Col (rtd) has many military qualifications and received several awards, some of which are:
- Fellow Defence College (fdc)
- Pass Staff Course (psc)
- Distinguished Service Star (DSS)
- Meritorious Service Star (MSS)
- Forces Service Star (fss).
His belongs to many Professional bodies some f which are: Nigeria Institute of Management, The Institute of Cost Management Account, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria The Institute of Certified Accountants of Nigeria.
Col (rtd) Adejoro is married with children.
ENGR. Aliyu Ayuba
GENERAL MANAGER
(CORPORATE SERVICE)
Engr. Ayuba Aliyu, an experienced Professional with over 32 years of public service experience is the General Manager Corporate Services.
Prior to his appointment into the Federal Housing Authority, Ayuba had worked extensively in both the Civil Service and Public Service. A flourishing career that started from the Bauchi State Ministry of Works, where he rose to the position of Resident Engineer saw him retire from the Central Bank of Nigeria as a Project Manager.
Engr. Ayuba holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
Mrs. Nkechi Nwazota
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(HOUSING FINANCE/ACCOUNTING AND CORPERATE SERVICE)
Mrs Cynthia Nkechi Nwazota is the Executive Director, Housing Finance, Accounts and Corporate Services. A seasoned banker with over 22 years of experience, Mrs Nwazota specialized in Public Sector Business Development, Strategic Planning, Treasury Investment, Risk Management, Product Development, and Human Resources Management amongst others.
Prior to her joining the Federal Housing Authority, She was the Group Head, Retail Markets, Enterprise Bank Ltd, having served meritoriously in several other banks in different capacities.
A holder of Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Mrs Nwazota is widely travelled and has attended many courses locally and internationally.
She belongs to numerous Professional Associations and Committees, some of which are: Bankers Management Committee, Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO), Product Review Committee. She has been a two time Assistant Treasurer, Money Market Association of Nigeria.
Mrs, CN Nwazota is married with children. Her hobbies are reading and football
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