By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN, has inaugurated the newly appointed members of the FMBN Board and Executive Management Team.
A statement signed by Lawal Isa K/Sauri, the Group Head, Corporate Communications FMBN revealed this on Friday.
The members include Hamman Madu as the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Umar Zubaida, Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services, Chukwuma Kingsley, Executive Director, Business Development & Portfolio Management (BD&PM); Mustapha Lukman Olayiwola, Executive Director, Loans & Mortgage Services (L&MS); Asein Abimbola representing the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing; Ejezie Sandra Nkechi, representing the Public.
The inauguration took place on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing Headquarters, Mabushi, Abuja.
Fashola urged the FMBN Board and Executive Management Team to work within the conceptual framework of FMBN as a specialized banking institution that was established to deliver on a specialized job of driving affordable housing for Nigerians nationwide.
He advised them to confront all inherited pre-2015 liabilities resulting from the over-extension of FMBN’s mandate, bring to a lawful end ventures which FMBN had entered into that are not supported by law, complete reform initiatives that have started including the computerization of the Bank and work together harmoniously as a team to deliver on FMBN’s mandate.
Fashola also advised the Board and Management to promptly engage with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and ensure FMBN’s compliance with regulatory stipulations for operating as a Bank. He mandated them to work speedily to complete the over 2000 housing units at different levels of completion under the Ministerial Pilot Housing Scheme.
Furthermore, the minister expressed appreciation to the immediate past Board and Executive Management Team for their service, saying their efforts cannot be forgotten.
In his response, the new FMBN Managing Director/Chief Executive, Madu Hamman on behalf of the newly inaugurated Board members and Executive Management Team thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for the privilege and opportunity to serve the nation.
He expressed his profound gratitude to the minister of Works and Housing for finding them worthy to serve the country in those capacities and promised that the team will work harmoniously within the framework of the Acts establishing the FMBN to reposition the Bank to deliver on his mandate.
He further added that they would count on the support of the hon. minister to achieve all the desired results at the Bank.
The Board Chairman, Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, in his remarks at the event assured the hon. Minister of Works and Housing that the Board is clear on the impact and strategic importance of housing and will work hard to deliver on the mandate bestowed on them and meet government expectations.
