Lagos State Government, on Thursday, restated its commitment to the regeneration of Lagos Island Central Business District, just as it gave a one-week ultimatum to all traders and business owners to remove illegal extensions on buildings within the Business District.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who handed down the directive at an inter-ministerial stakeholders meeting held at the Onikan Youth Centre said this is necessary as the government intends to commence massive renewal of the Lagos Island CBD, arguably Nigeria’s foremost commercial nerve centre, before year-end.
Sanwo-Olu, who was represented at the meeting by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako said it is unacceptable that despite its centrality and importance to the nation’s economy. Lagos Island remains categorised as a slum area, due largely to the inordinate planning and other challenges arising from the attitudinal disposition of the people.
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He said the stakeholders’ summit was organised to help find solutions to the rising cases of fire incidents, environmental degradation, street trading, traffic control and insecurity of the CBD.
The Honourable Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on CBD, Mrs. Mojisola Ali Macaulay submitted that the Lagos Island CBD requires serious attention and financial commitment from the public and private sector.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on CBD, Mr. Olugbenga Oyerinde said the Governor is committed to making the CBD work.
Oyerinde said the CBD office decided to organise the inter-ministerial stakeholders’ engagement in response to the spate of fire incidents in the area as well as the increase in environmental degradation, street trading, and security challenges.
Simon Gusah, the Team Lead, Future Cities Nigeria, a UK sponsored organisation partnering with Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA), said the agency is working on how Lagosians can deploy technology to reduce stress and live smarter.
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