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The Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Oyetunde Ojo, has said the agency has recorded significant improvements under his leadership, citing digitalisation, staff training and efforts to block financial loopholes.
Ojo made the remarks on Monday during a media chat in Abuja, where he outlined reforms implemented at the agency since his appointment.
“Nigeria is not a difficult area to change. A lot of things have gone bad. In my agency, before people don’t come to work, now the half clock out to come. Now, leadership again, you have to be responsive,” Ojo said.
Ojo said he had not travelled outside Nigeria in the past nine months to demonstrate commitment to using the agency’s funds responsibly.
“Once the staff sees I’m using their money to travel first class, second class tickets outside Nigeria… I drive myself on my Hilux Jeep. And I told my executive director, you have to show leadership by example,” he said.
He said the agency had increased local and foreign training for staff, adding that he had ensured all general managers and deputy general managers had access to training opportunities.
“I have slept outside on many occasions, so I know the key value of the need for Nigerians having a decent shelter.”
Federal Housing Authority MD/CEO Oyetunde Ojo says the agency is working to make housing affordable and ensure allocations are not hijacked by political… pic.twitter.com/OTfg5MkIqM
— News Central TV (@NewsCentralTV) August 24, 2026
Ojo said the agency had blocked financial loopholes through digitalisation, reducing court processes against the FHA.
“In 21st century, we’re in possession of close to about 5 trillion area worth of property, because we collect ground rents. And at the end of the day, before there was no digitalisation, so we have blocked all loopholes,” he said.
He said the FHA had received over N500 billion in government subvention between 1977 and 2003, but the agency had become moribund before reforms were implemented.
“But because it’s government, we all decide to look at things being moribund. And the president we know, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, all of us got our marching orders to make sure nothing goes moribund,” Ojo said.
Ojo said the agency was committed to ensuring housing units were affordable and accessible to Nigerians in need.
He said the agency was working with the Nigerian Army on a scheme of 1,550 housing units, with a focus on ensuring junior soldiers benefit from the initiative.
Ojo urged Nigerians to apply early for housing units rather than waiting until construction was completed.
“Housing is not something that you wait until the food is ready. All over the world, people put interest into housing. So it is not when the houses are fully built; that’s when you think you’ll get it,” he said.
He said the agency would not politicise housing allocation, emphasising that the need for decent shelter was paramount.
“Especially, I know the importance of shelter. I have slept outside in many occasions, so I know the key value of the need for Nigerians having a decent shelter. So we will not politicise it,” Ojo said.
“I have not travelled out of this country in the past nine months.”
MD/CEO of the Federal Housing Authority, Oyetunde Ojo, says that leadership and digitalisation are changing how the agency operates. pic.twitter.com/qJXgBwMLRL
— News Central TV (@NewsCentralTV) August 24, 2026
