Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), yesterday swore in a new board for the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), and stressed that the current public data which pegged Nigeriaâs housing deficit at 17 million was baseless. Fashola agreed that Nigeria has an urban housing problem but noted this could be solved by ensuring that empty, unoccupied buildings in major cities were put up either for sale or rent. The chairman of the newly-appointed board is Senator Lawal Shuaibu from Zamfara State while other members included Mr. Modestus Umenzekwe, Anambra State; Mr. Mumini Hanafi, Kwara State; Mr. Adamu Dadi, Yobe State and Mr. Adamu Ismaila, Adamawa State.