ECCIMA plans first Enugu housing forum, trains 40 artisans

Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture ECCIMA, in conjunction with Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria will embark on training of artisans in building construction free of charge in Enugu.

Speaking at a briefing announcing the fourth coming first Enugu housing and Real estate developers forum selected for 26 of October 2016, the President of ECCIMA Ugochukwu Chime said first batch to be trained would be 40 persons.
Chime said the training would be an annual event with the objective of developing a data base of artisans in building construction around the country starting with Enugu.

The training he said would be in conjunction with the National Board on Technical Education that would issue them certificate at the end of the training.
“This will not only reduce the number of artisans that cluster along major roads looking for work or (ogbonmanu) but also produce professionals with certificate in the building constructions that could be invited to work in any part of the country”.

Chime who is also the national president of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria(REDAN) said the aim of organising the forum was to reduce the rate of housing deficit in the state and country at large.

The forum he said would bringing together all the stakeholders in estate developing industry to talk about the best option in reducing the level of housing deficit and also ways of making it affordable for all.
“Investing in Real Estate Development is the best option for any government in recession to get out of it,we have identified that housing offers opportunity for employments” he said.

According to the president the forum would bring in the government into play, financials institutions, developers, manufacturers of building materials and possibly buyers together at the forum to fashion out possible ways of providing affordable housing to the society.
He further said that some of the things to be discussed would be the best way to develop templates to attract investors into the south east zone in Real Estate development.