SPECIAL ADDRESS BY ARC. AHMED MUSA DANGIWA, HONOURABLE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AT THE MINISTERIAL RETREAT ON PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND SIGNING OF 2025 PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS HELD ON THURSDAY, 3RD JULY 2025, AT SANDRALIA HOTEL, JABI, ABUJA

Theme: Accelerating Service Delivery through Performance Contracting and Strategic Alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda

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The Permanent Secretary,
Directors and Heads of Departments and Units,
Our distinguished colleagues from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation and the Central Delivery Coordinating Unit,
 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

1. Let me begin by once again warmly welcoming everyone to this important Ministerial Retreat and the official signing of our 2025 Performance Contracts. This event provides us a moment to reflect, to refocus, and to recommit ourselves to the responsibility we have been entrusted with.
2. His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has laid out a bold and ambitious vision through the Renewed Hope Agenda. As a Ministry, we play a key role in delivering on that promise—through housing, urban infrastructure, and land reforms. That responsibility is heavy, and rightly so. The expectations from the public—and from the President—are high.
3. As you are all aware we started off very strong but the journey has not been easy. One of the major hurdles we have faced is funding. Budget releases have been slow, and we are all aware of the broader financial pressures the government is grappling with. These constraints have affected project timelines and limited what we could deliver.
4. But that is exactly why we need to think differently. We can not  afford to rely solely on traditional funding methods. We need to be innovative. We need to build strong partnerships—especially through Public-Private Partnerships. PPPs give us the opportunity to tap into private sector resources, unlock capital, and bring in expertise to get things done faster and better.
5. As you are all already aware, our 2025 deliverables are clear and targeted. They include:
   1. Delivering 20,000 housing units across the country;
   2. Creating incentives to attract private investment into local building materials production;
   3. Expanding land registration and documentation programmes to ensure security of tenure;
   4. Setting up a National Land Commission to anchor and coordinate land reforms;
   5. And fully rolling out a performance-based management system across all departments and units.
6. These are real targets tied to national priorities and the President’s Performance Bond—which, as you know, is being closely tracked through the dashboards and scorecards developed by the CDCU.
7. I want to take a moment to appreciate the support of the Central Delivery Coordinating Unit and the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation. Your guidance and collaboration have been invaluable. But more importantly, the insights and systems you’ve introduced must now reflect in how we work every day.
8. I also want to thank all of you—the staff and leadership of this Ministry—for your efforts so far. I know the sacrifices many of you make daily to keep things moving, especially in these tough times. But the truth is, we need to dig even deeper. We need more discipline, more creativity, and an even stronger commitment to delivering results.
9. So as we sign these performance contracts today, let us treat them not as formalities, but as a renewed pledge—to serve, to deliver, and to keep pushing, no matter the obstacles.
10. I remain fully committed to leading this charge, and I am counting on each and every one of you to do your part. Let’s move together—with focus, with integrity, and with a shared sense of purpose.
11. On that note, I have the honour to formally declare this Ministerial Retreat on Performance Management and the Signing of the 2025 Performance Contracts open.
12. Thank you, and God bless the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Dr. Celestina Nkechi Eke, mni, Head, Quantity Surveying Division, PBHD Dept of the Ministry spoke on:- Mindsets, Motivation and Behavior - Shifting from Hierarchical Gatekeeping to Merit Driven Growth! Empowering the next Generation of Leaders at the International Civil Service Conference 2025

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