AHS undergoes name change, becomes International Housing Stakeholders Summit

Due largely to its growth in size and quality of debate and discussion in the last 11 years when it made its debut, the Abuja Housing Show has undergone a name change and should henceforth be called International Housing Stakeholders Summit.

This new change was one of the high-points of the just concluded 11th edition of the housing show. The Stakeholders who agreed on this new name explained that the show has grown to international standard and should, therefore, not continue with the name ‘Abuja Housing Show’.

“This decision could not have come at a better time than now as the show, which is heading for its 12th edition next year, has been adjudged the largest housing and construction expo in Africa”, explained Festus Adebayo, MD/CEO of FESADEB Communications which organises the show.

Adebayo said the show has, over the years, served as a one stop paradise for local and international investors, policy makers, legislators, foreign and indigenous experts in the built environment, local and foreign manufactures to trade ideas, products, technological innovations and services as well as brainstorm and proffer solutions to housing challenges.

“You can see from this year’s show that the magnitude of attendance and participation has completely measured up to international standard. Gone are the days when people traveled abroad to attend housing and construction exhibition. Our housing show has adequately filled up that gab. We now have international companies, international financial institutions like the World Bank, foreign investors and other stakeholders at the international scene coming to participate.

In the UK and the US, you have construction summit. The Abuja Housing Show is now at per with this global summit. So i quite agree with the stakeholders that there is need re-christen the name to International Housing Stakeholders Summit. In this vein, the show will no longer be restricted to holding in Abuja. It can be rotated to hold in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano, Calabar, Kaduna until it goes round all the nooks and cranny of the country.’’  Adebayo said.

He said with the monumental interest and attraction that the Housing show has attracted, stakeholders will be allowed to drive the annual event to intensify and sustained the international standard.

CHUKA UROKO