Delta State Commissioner for Housing, Hon. Godknows Angele, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, appeared before the Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Housing, chaired by Hon. Bridget Anyafulu, to defend his ministry’s 2026 budget proposal.
Speaking after the defence session, the commissioner said the ministry is working toward expanding housing access for Deltans in the coming year.
According to him:
“Going into 2026, we have defended our budget, and aside from federal interventions, many of the ongoing jobs cannot be completed in one administration.
Our priority is to ensure Deltans enjoy proper and affordable housing by providing more housing units.
This is why we are exploring several Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements.
By the time these projects are completed, and with God on our side, we will drastically reduce the housing deficit across the state.
Because our state is spread across multiple locations, it is difficult to set a single target. But we are working to improve housing delivery across communities.”
Committee Frowns at Ministry’s Performance
However, during the defence process, the committee expressed strong dissatisfaction with the ministry’s performance in the outgoing year.
Chairman Hon. Bridget Anyafulu noted that the 2025 performance report did not capture any completed housing schemes across Delta State, despite the commissioner’s explanation that housing projects are currently ongoing in Agbor and Ozoro.
The committee stressed that the state is facing a serious housing crisis, which requires urgent and visible action from the ministry.
Anyafulu described the Housing Ministry as:
“a very critical and key ministry to both the government and the people,”
Adding that the current state of housing across Delta State is not encouraging.
She further stated that the ministry’s 2025 performance level of only 15 per cent was far below average and does not reflect the urgency of housing needs in the state.
The committee advised the ministry to do more in 2026 by developing additional housing schemes across the state to reduce the growing housing deficit and meet the expectations of residents who rely on government-led initiatives for affordable shelter.
