There is no rift between the Ministry of Housing and the Housing Development Corporation.
This clarification comes from the Minister of Housing, David Lee, speaking at a press conference on Sunday.
“I just want to say we have full confidence in our chairman, Mr. Khan, of HDC, and the new board of members of HDC that took over four months ago, to run and give some leadership to HDC.”
He says the board has a major task in fixing ten years of financial wastage and general mismanagement.
Minister Lee also sought to clarify recent statements on the regularisation of homes. He says at no point did the Chairman of HDC say he was moving to regularise squatters.
He made it quite clear that illegal occupiers will face the full brunt of the law.
“Individuals who illegally occupy HDC homes will be removed if they occupy those homes by breaking into those homes and taking occupancy. That is a no-no under this government. We will not allow that lawlessness.”