One of the top concerns of the Lagos State Government, headed by Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is the proper upkeep of the facilities in the current state-owned housing schemes.

This was said by Mr. Kamar Olowoshago, the permanent secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Housing, as he reviewed the efforts of the organization in his office in Alausa, Ikeja.

According to him, the Governor is very concerned about the welfare of the residents of the estates and would do his best to ensure the durability of the infrastructure in the estates as one of the objectives of its THEMES agenda.

“Lagos, in its pursuit of the objectives of the THEMES agenda, aimed at transforming the state is working on various initiatives targeted at guaranteeing a longer life span of the infrastructure in its housing schemes” Olowoshago said

The infrastructure, which includes central sewage treatment plants, water treatment plants, a network of roads and drainages, a standby generator, and an electricity transformer, has been installed to increase the value of all estates, regardless of where they are located, the speaker continued.

“Our efforts in the past three years are geared towards making Lagos a 21st Century economy and a model mega city with decent homes for all. We do not only provide homes, we deliver complimentary infrastructure that can transform the homes to livable communities.”

He went on:“Our ultimate goal is to ensure that the facilities stand the test of time so that the allottees can enjoy their investment in home ownership for a long period of years,”

He revealed that qualified facility managers are being engaged to manage all the joint facilities so that they can serve the people satisfactorily.

However, he urged home-owners to take care of the amenities and report maintenance issues as soon as they arise to demonstrate a sense of ownership.

His words:” I want to seize this opportunity to call on home-owners to always be on the alert to bring any snag to the attention of the facility managers”.

Olowoshago also pointed out that the State Government has already commissioned seventeen schemes with an additional five located at Odo-Onosa\ Ayandelu, Agbowa, Gbagada, Egan-Igando cluster 1 and Sangotedo Phase 2 at various stages of completion.

He further said that provision of decent housing is one of the key components of the transformation agenda of this administration particularly towards making Lagos a 21st Century Economy hence the huge attention granted to housing development by the state government.

Speaking about the state's attempts to address the housing gap, he said that despite the three years of work, the State Government is planning to build thousands of homes to keep up with the state's rising rate of migration.

Olowoshago reaffirmed the State Government's commitment to expanding the State's housing stock while guaranteeing proper upkeep of those already in place. In order to fully realize the State Government's vision of sustainable housing, he asked all stakeholders, especially home-owners, to support its initiatives by working with facility managers.

Source: Independent.ng