From John Silas, Lagos
In line with his administration’s effort to close the deficit in provision of comfortable housing scheme in Lagos State, the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday formally opened two housing projects in Surulere and Eti Osa axes, which were revived and completed by his administration.
They are 132-unit LagosHOMS projects at Iponri in Surulere area, and 84-unit Lekki Phase II housing project in Ikota, along Ajah corridor.
The inauguration of the projects came four days after the Governor commissioned another 252-unit flats in Idale, Badagry. The Iponri and Ajah housing schemes were delivered through a joint venture between the Ministry of Housing, STB Mortgage Bank and Lekki Ultimate Company Limited.
Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Housing, Bisi Yusuf (left); Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu Fatai; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdul-Wasiu Omogbolahan Lawal; Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Special Adviser to Governor on Housing, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka and Deputy House Speaker, Wasiu Sanni Eshinlokun at the opening of LagosHOMS Lekki Phase II…yesterday
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, tasked all stakeholders and professionals in the built sector to come up with well thought-out solutions on how to reduce cost of building to make housing more affordable and accessible to the low income earners.
The governor also invited genuine investors, particularly those with innovative technologies, to support the state government’s housing development efforts.
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In line with his administration’s effort to close the deficit in provision of comfortable housing scheme in Lagos State, the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday formally opened two housing projects in Surulere and Eti Osa axes, which were revived and completed by his administration.
They are 132-unit LagosHOMS projects at Iponri in Surulere area, and 84-unit Lekki Phase II housing project in Ikota, along Ajah corridor.
The inauguration of the projects came four days after the Governor commissioned another 252-unit flats in Idale, Badagry. The Iponri and Ajah housing schemes were delivered through a joint venture between the Ministry of Housing, STB Mortgage Bank and Lekki Ultimate Company Limited.
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FILE PHOTO: A mink is seen at the farm of the representative of the Panhellenic association of fur animal breeders Konstantinos Chionos in the village of Mikrokastro, Greece, November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File Photo/File Photo
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