Gbenga Ashafa

Gbenga Ashafa (born 22 July 1955) is a Nigerian politician who is the current Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Housing Authority of Nigeria, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2020. He was previously a senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District.

Quotes

• Considering the economic challenges that Nigeria has experienced in the past few years, and the effect on majority of Nigerian, we were faced with two choices.
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• The first being whether to sit down and complain about the decline in the availability of jobs, or the second, being for us to square up our shoulders and face with a view to keying into the diversification drive of the Muhammadu Buhari led APC government by acquiring entrepreneurial skills and contributing our quota to the rejuvenation of our economy.
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• Dear participants, as you round up this training today, I would like to remind you of the quote that says, Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but teach him to fish and you feed him for a life.
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• What we have done in partnering with SMEDAN in the past week is to train you how to fish. You must make use of your newly acquired skills to gain wealth and ensure that you contribute your quota to the development of the country.
  • Gbenga Ashafa empowers 120 constituents