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LASG Inaugurates Committee To Review Lekki Master Plan

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3 years ago

Jun 20, 2022.

A.A.S Opeyemi

Lagos government gets committee to review Lekki master plan
…the project was awarded to Messrs Mepas and Prodel Nigeria Limited, a firm of physical planning and development experts.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State government has established a technical committee to study the Lekki Master Plan (2021-2041), which is one of the state’s four major growth corridors, in order to ensure orderly development.

Dr. Idris Salako, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, said during the inauguration that the step is part of efforts to complete the Greater Lagos project.

New challenges are arising at an alarming rate in the Lekki area, including strain on land, space, and infrastructure, as a result of the constant influx of people and building of infrastructural facilities.

Salako, who was represented by Bola Aliu, Director of the Ministry’s Technical Services Department, said the assessment was important for spatial activity control due to irregular increases in physical development inside the state’s sub-region.

The review of the Operative Development Plan is in line with the administration’s agenda, as laid out in the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning Law of 2019. (as amended). Every five years, the law provides for plan amendments/reviews.”

Messrs Mepas and Prodel Nigeria Limited, a firm of physical planning and development professionals, was awarded the project, he said.

The commissioner requested the technical committee members’ active collaboration and support in providing appropriate and timely information to assist the consultant in completing the project on time.

Oladeinde Olawale, Director of the ministry’s Regional and Master Plan Department, praised the Lekki axis’ dynamic growth rate and development, which is home to growth pole developments such as the Free Trade Zone, Dangote Refineries, the proposed Lekki Deep Sea Port, and Lagos International Airport.

According to him, this has resulted in a higher demand for infrastructure amenities to serve communities in the sub-region.

He said: “The review will address the challenges and correct existing physical problems of rapid urbanisation, infrastructural deficit and development pressure, through urban planning and management, leading to sustainable growth. I must also say that the review process will ensure all the identified lapses in the extant plan (2013-2033) are adequately attended to.”

Olawale said the review of the plan would not be completed without the inauguration of the technical committee, which is expected to drive the project and legitimise input by participating Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

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The Lead Consultant on the project, Victor Emdin, a town planner, stated that there has been an aggressive policy to push physical planning to the front burner of the administration’s activities.

“A team comprising more than 15 experts have been assembled to undertake the exercise designed to identify problems such as chaotic traffic, poor intra-state and inter-state connectivity, poor environmental management – refuse collection and disposal, poor drainage and flooding system. We are currently liaising with MDAs in order to properly undertake the review that will ensure a legacy performance for all stakeholders.”

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