Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the plan of his administration to transform Oshodi into a world class transport interchange in the next 13 to 16 months would go a long way to depict the regeneration plan of the State, just as he said that the project would also totally remove all notorious activities associated with the area.

Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja during a meeting with key stakeholders on the planned transport interchange, said by the time the project is delivered, the fear of insecurity must have been totally removed from the area, while Lagosians would be treated to the best of facilities compared to any other where in the world.

The meeting, which was a follow up to an earlier forum organized by the State Government through the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Urban Development to sensitize stakeholders on the project, was attended by leaders of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), market associations and community leaders.

While pleading with the stakeholders to support the project which is billed to take off on June 1, 2016, Governor Ambode said the interest of market men and women and transporters have been taken care of, as they would make more money compared to what they are currently making. In a statement released by the Chief press secretary, Habib Aruna.

He said:

“I am so happy that we are working together on this project. What we are doing today is what we have been planning for long and our plan is to transform some notorious areas in the State to places like Victoria Island. Oshodi is known for all kinds of notorious activities and we want to totally do away with that belief and the best way to go about it is to give the people world class facility and make them to live better lives.
“We want the people in Oshodi to be identified with good and not bad things all the time and that was what made us to decide that the kind of development going on in Victoria Island, Lekki and other places should take place in Oshodi as well. I mean, I find it very disturbing that our children in Oshodi would have to travel to Lekki or Ikeja to have access to good shopping mall. So, what we have decided is to regenerate Oshodi.

“Now, if we say there are 13 Bus parks all scattered in Oshodi. Can we put these Bus parks in the same place? You know it is not possible for me to bring the drivers or the buses to Oshodi. It would still be the people who are currently operating there. But the plan is that those who are operating there now, we can make life more comfortable for them and they would still be the ones operating the buses.

“The issue is that when we transform the terminals, what kind of buses should fit into the new look and that is why we are engaging all the stakeholders, especially the transport people. We can take away all these yellow buses and put these other buses but you will be the operators, and all we are only doing is to provide you with world class terminals that you would even be asking is this happening in my lifetime. So, instead of scattering ourselves all over, let all of us be in one very well organized and secured place,” Governor Ambode said.

Among other plans, according to the Governor, is the provision of about 800 modern buses which would run 24/7 and would convey Lagosians to all parts of the State in a more comfortable arrangement.

Speaking on the market, Governor Ambode said the new transport interchange would accommodate world class containerized shopping mall with recreation and entertainment facilities, while the existing market men and women in Oshodi would be the same people to be allocated with the shops.

“I plead for your tolerance because eventually this whole thing is coming back to you but we must have achieved so much. You see, Oshodi is the entrance point from the international Airport and it create the image of where we want to go and once we are able to create that image, nobody will ever remember Oshodi in their head for anything bad. The only thing that would be left is for us to ensure that the road from Oshodi to international Airport meets international standard and by that, we would have regenerated that part of Lagos for good,” Governor Ambode said.

Responding, Lagos State NURTW Chairman, Mr. Tajudeen Agbede commended the Governor for the initiative, and expressed the readiness of his members to support the government to make the project a reality.

Also, a market leader in the area, Mr. Lateef Tajudeen thanked Governor Ambode for the concretized Brown Street in Oshodi, but pleaded that their members should be carried along in the allocation of the shops in the shopping mall. On his part, Managing Director of Planet Projects Limited, the contractor partnering with government to deliver the interchange, Mr. Biodun Otunola assured that the firm will meet up with the scheduled time.

He said the project would gulp about $70 million, adding that several financial institutions have expressed interest to be part of the project.

http://www.lasgidionline.com.ng/2016/05/oshodi-transformation-will-depict-new.html

Lagos is another country in Nigeria

Ok! Keep the good work up for Lagos & Lagosians

World class equipment for security agencies
Ago palace way dualised
Now oshodi is gonna get a facelift...kudos Ambooo


Our Lagos....our heritage...our national pride and collective patrimony....our Lagos willl not spoil ooooo.

Kudos to the governor...kudos to the house of assembly populated by all tribes....indeed Lagos is home for all and heritage of none.

Tht is the man..... Chest beaters over to u

Ambode has really impressed me. I belittled his competence during the elections and voted Jimi, seems this guy is not only competent, he also has a foresight and also good advisers.

Eko o ni baje oo

Good one from my amiable governor. Ride on

Eko o ni baje ooo


But where's lalasticlacla sef..?

Indeed this man is creative.

I wonder what Lagos would've been like, if PDP had governed Lagos State since 1999? Tinubu and co have done a good job!

See photos of transformation of Oshodi:http://www.lasgidionline.com.ng/2016/05/oshodi-transformation-will-depict-new.html

wheredemdey:
World class equipment for security agencies
Ago palace way dualised
Now oshodi is gonna get a facelift...kudos Ambooo


Our Lagos....our heritage...our national pride and collective patrimony....our Lagos willl not spoil ooooo.

Kudos to the governor...kudos to the house of assembly populated by all tribes....indeed Lagos is home for all and heritage of none.

Nonsense!

"Will...soon...planning....talk of..." -APC

What about the boys them?

Lagos is still overcrowded. That's the main problem.

The NEW face of Lagos will be incomplete without EDUCATION for all our children.




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Rencent:
Tht is the man..... Chest beaters over to u

Grow up pls.
Ambode is working. God bless lagos and Nigeria.

YerYer:
Lagos is still overcrowded. That's the main problem.

The population is actually a SOLUTION.
Where do you think the humongous IGR comes from




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Another noisy news.



Haters quote me to go and die

ibedun:


Nonsense!

Lol

.

and then they wanto come and be governor in lagos state.


Tell you own governors to make your states better than lagos.



Awon Oloshi Buruku.



Eko O ni baje ooooooo

Ofodirinwa:
"Will...soon...planning....talk of..." -APC

where did you keep your eyes or you decide to turn a blind eye?

YerYer:
Lagos is still overcrowded. That's the main problem.

What do you expect??

Its our collective heritage....built by all...maintained by all.....its our general wealth....millions troop in daily to partake in the wealth that flows from Lagos....

Our Lagos will not spoil ooo....no mans land

catlova2:
and then they wanto come and be governor in lagos state.
Tell you own governors to make your states better than lagos.
Awon Oloshi Buruku.
Eko O ni baje ooooooo

Lol...funny you

Come and chase them away nah...what are you waiting for.....lol

There is a redcap chief in your house of assembly...a redcap,resource control capped man representing you at the federal house....so what are you yapping about bro??

Whose government was better

Like for ambode

Share for fashola

The biggest applause I'll give to him is the completion of the monorail so as to make transport easy for lagosians which is key cox when I wake up 5a.m for a walk & I see people dapped in suit rushing to office I miss Ibadan where you leave home 7:15a.m yet to get to office before 8a.m.
The guy is trying sha I just hope he stops using words like donation when my tax is involved in lasg funds & he doesn't end up setting up an email with 2M USD

This is a project / idea embodying foresight on the part of the Governor.

The video of the proposed Oshodi Transformation:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXGy4k-CMeM

Apc is the best thing that has happen to lagos In the last 16yrs, thank God the looters had not been able to lay their hands on lagos since, eat and work is better than share and eat alone .

God Bless Gov Ambo
God bless PMB
God bless Nigeria

A Right step in the right direction. Development should not be only in the Islands and Ikeja.

SamuelAnyawu:
Lagos is another country in Nigeria

hu b dis Samuel anyanwu self

anonimi:


The population is actually a SOLUTION.
Where do you think the humongous IGR comes from

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So, being snarled-up, with mostly folks who don't contribute anything to the IGR, thus turning a beautiful landscape into the biggest slum in the world - is a solution, no? How many thriving multicultural cities the size of Lagos has the same population ratio? London? Paris? New York City?

There's a reason why these cities decongest from time to time and shed the population to satellite towns/cities. Excessive population is always counter-productive and it puts unnecessary stress on infrastructures cos no matter what you do, it will always amount to pouring water into a basket...with high crime rate, slums, destitutes etc.. That's the story of Lagos.