….says Nigerians getting more frustrated
By Gabriel Ewepu
As hardship bites harder, human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju on Monday wrote an open letter demanding President Bola Tinubu declare a state of emergency in the housing sector over high and unbearable rents crushing Nigerians.
Adeyanju, who signed the letter dated July 27, 2026, with ‘Subject: Declaration of a State of Emergency on the Housing and Rental Crisis in Nigeria: A Demand for Immediate Constitutional Intervention, Inclusive Urban Renewal’, lamented the negative impact high rents by landlords are having on the well-being of Nigerians.
He said, “The current state of housing governance in Nigeria stands in stark contradiction to the supreme law of our land. I draw your attention to Section 14(2)(b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), which explicitly mandates that: ‘The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.’
