There must be a sustainable approach in developing housing areas said, President Irfaan Ali. The president was speaking at the Housing and Water’s Title distribution exercise held on Friday at the National Stadium at Providence. Ali said that while his government is willing and ready to assist the residents of the Success squatter settlement, there must be a sustainable approach in developing housing areas.
“I said to my brothers and sisters in Success, who we have reached out to on many occasions, it is not that we want you to be dislodged in the area. We want you to own your homes too. That is why we sent the housing team so many times to see you, but there is a right way of doing things and the wrong way. In Guyana, we have to get
accustomed to doing things the right way.
accustomed to doing things the right way.
Otherwise, we will be developing communities that are not sustainable.”
That’s according to a release from the Office of the President.
The Head of State pointed to the multitude of benefits that come with regularised housing settlements, including creating homes, strengthening families, bringing communities together, and uplifting the country in unity, prosperity, and progress.
He added “If you invest $5 million dollars in a squatter settlement, there is no value because it cannot be used as collateral. If you invested in a structured scheme, there is value. You can capitalise, sometimes for more than $5 million, $7 million, $8 million,” President Ali added.
The president used the opportunity to appeal to Guyanese to let us do it the right way.
The president used the opportunity to appeal to Guyanese to let us do it the right way.