The Lagos State Government on Friday stepped-up its collaboration with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) on the restoration of Federal Government Estates in Lagos State by inaugurating a Technical Committee.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, made the disclosure while speaking at the inauguration of the Technical Committee in the Conference Room of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.
The commissioner, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Engr. Abiola Kosegbe, said the fast degrading condition of Federal Government Estates in Lagos State, especially Festac Town and Gowon Estate, Ipaja necessitated the constitution of a committee to see to the restoration of the Estates.
He added that the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, had thrown his weight behind the collaborative effort to revamp the Federal Government Estates, having been aware of the enormous urban planning challenges that the slumming of sprawling estates would create for the host state.
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The commissioner stressed that the move would encourage joint efforts for resolving cases of illegal structures such as unapproved constructions and all forms of attachments within the estates.
Speaking on behalf of the newly inaugurated Technical Committee, the Zonal Manager, Federal Housing Authority, Arc. (Mrs.) Bada, remarked that she was excited by the synergy between the Lagos State Government and the Federal Housing Authority, which she described as long-awaited and capable of turning around the fortunes of the Estates for the benefit of all stakeholders, including the Lagos State Government in whose jurisdiction the Estates are located.
Members of the Technical Committee were drawn from the Federal Housing Authority, Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Office of Surveyor-General, Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority and the Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency.
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