The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday said his administration planned to deliver 20,000 affordable housing units in the next three years to bridge housing deficit in the state.
The governor explained that the government had embarked on massive urban renewal and slum upgrading, while new sites were being created to address housing deficit.
Ambode, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, stated this in Alausa, Ikeja, during the celebration of the 2017 World Habitat Day, with the theme, ‘Housing Policies: Affordable Homes.’
He added that the state had been providing an enabling environment for investment in the housing sector.
Ambode said, “The government has been able to deliver a total of 4,355 housing units across the three senatorial districts of the state under the ‘Rent-to-Own’ scheme.”
The governor noted that the theme of the celebration was a clarion call by the United Nations to governments to provide houses within the reach of the masses.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Wasiu Anifowoshe, said the government had paid special attention to environment, physical planning and housing.
In his lecture, Mr. Fola Arthur-Worrey, a former Lagos State Commissioner for Lands, urged governments to consider disparities in income while making housing policies.
The Director, United Nations Information Centre, Lagos, Mr. Rowland Kayalga, commended the state government for its efforts in ensuring safe and affordable houses for residents.
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Ambode promises 20,000 houses in three years
Description : The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday said his administration planned to deliver 20,000 affordable housing units in the ne...
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