Lagos Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, expressed strong commitment of his administration to affordable housing for the teeming residents of the state as he again unveiled a 170-unit housing project in Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the state.
The project, sited at Raymond Estate and Sterling Heights, which is a government, private sector initiative, was delivered by Mayor Dele Oshinowo led administration of Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, in conjunction with Osita Homes and Sterling Bank.
Governor Sanwo-Olu pledged to ensure that Lagos would continue to have irreversible trajectory of development in Housing, Healthcare delivery, Education, Tourism as well as road and Public Transportation Solutions
The governor commended the council boss, Oshinowo, for his continuous efforts to raise the bar of governance and ensure purposeful development for people to enjoy the dividends of democracy, noting that Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas in the state were working well.
Oshinowo, in his welcome address, thanked Governor Sanwo-Olu’s administration for its tremendous support, saying that the housing initiative spearheaded by his administration through creation of Agboyi-Ketu Properties and Investment Board in collaboration with the private sector aimed to align with the Sustainable Development Goals by providing affordable, accessible and quality housing to address housing deficits in the state.
According to him, the housing project exemplifies the strongest collaboration with the T H.E.M.E.S PLUS Agenda of the Sanwo-Olu administration, saying that the council administration equally places great emphasis on infrastructure development as a means to enhance human capital and stimulate economic growth.
“The initiative spearheaded by our administration through the creation of Agboyi-Ketu Property and Investment Board (PIB) in collaboration with the private sector aims to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SSGs) by providing affordable, accessible, and quality housing to address deficits in our dear state. This initiative not only showcases Agboyi-Ketu but also aims to boost our Internally Generated Revenue.
“Furthermore, our administration places great emphasis on infrastructure development as a means to enhance human capital and stimulate economic growth.
“I affirm our administration’s dedication to delivering good governance to the people of Agboyi-Ketu LCDA exemplifying that effective governance at the grassroots level is achievable in Nigeria,” he said.
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