The Federal Government has
appealed to Lagos State Government to provide land for the take-off of the
present administration’s mass housing scheme in the state.
Mrs Margaret Adejobi, the Federal
Controller of Housing in Lagos State, made the appeal in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.
She said that the Federal
Ministry of Works and Housing had explored various means to ensure the
immediate take-off of the mass housing programme in Lagos State but was
constrained by lack of land.
“It is only Lagos State that does
not have any National Housing Programme of all the 36 states,” the federal
official said.
She said efforts to get
accessible land from the state government had not yielded desired results.
Adejobi said that Lagos State
Government had in the past allocated a waterlogged land in Abijo near Epe,
adding that the cost of sand filling the area would make the houses
unaffordable.
“The demand for housing in Lagos
is huge. We have contractors on the ground that if they give us the land today,
we will start work immediately.
“Our minister and permanent
secretary are passionate about mass housing for Lagos State, ” she said.
Adejobi said that the ministry was
also exploring other options to get suitable land for the immediate
commencement of mass housing for residents.
She then appealed to government
Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to donate some of their vast
parcels of land for mass housing for Lagos residents.
According to her, several MDAs
have vast land not being put to use for decades which could make a huge
difference if used for mass housing for Lagos residents.
“Ministries and agencies have
landed property all over Lagos which are being encroached upon.
“If, for example, they have about
100 hectares of land which they acquired and need just about three to five
hectares, there is no point holding onto all the land.
“Why not make use of the ones you
need and give our ministry some, let us do this mass housing that we have been
canvassing for,” the federal controller said.
Adejobi, who assumed office in
Lagos last month, promised to collaborate with all stakeholders to make Lagos a
better place.
“My vision is to have a better
Lagos, I am a town planner, in the environment sector. My target is to build on
what my predecessors have done, to make Lagos State a better place,” she said.
NAN
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