Lagos to relocate 400 Jakande Estate residents – TheNigerialawyer

Lagos State government said it would relocate 400 residents of
the Lateef Jakande Estate because of reconstruction.

The estate is in Ilasan, Eti-Osa Local Government Area.

The relocation, Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai
said, will be temporary to one of the state-owned schemes which
will soon be completed.

Akinderu-Fatai said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration
is determined to regenerate the housing estate.

He said: “We are committed to the regeneration of Ilasan and
other parts of the state in line with sustainable development goal
SDG 11 which is focussed on creating sustainable and livable cities
and communities.

“The regeneration programme will involve reconstruction of
dilapidated structures and repair of run down infrastructures which
are no longer safe for further human utilisation.

“In regenerating the estate, we will also take cognisance of
access to quality education, health facilities, efficient public
transportation, refuse collection services, sewage, human safety
and good air quality, among other things.

“We are working with other ministries and agencies to promoting
a robust neighbourhood life through availability of structures that
encourage community activities.”

Akinderu-Fatai said habitation in Ilasan is dangerous and
injurious to healthy living, hence the government’s determination
to intervene by reconstructing the estate as soon as possible.

He explained that the decision was based on the need to set good
standards of sustainability for future generations of
Lagosians.

“The future of our state is very important, hence we must make
the right decisions today in order to bequeath a legacy of
sustainability to the generations yet unborn”.

“We are set to make the provision of housing beyond mere shelter
by promoting a better quality of life through enhancing inclusive
and sustainable urbanisation,” he added.