…says well-planned cities attract investors, ease policing

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sought the input of the Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA) and the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) in the design of masterplans for the new cities billed to be developed across the state.

Obaseki also made a case for well-planned cities across Nigeria, arguing that "poorly planned cities are unattractive to investors and are most difficult to police."

Obaseki said these when members of the National Executive Council of NIA and ARCON, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, in Benin City.

The governor said, “Nigeria has for several decades continued to evolve without benefiting from proper planning of its cities. This has contributed to unstructured cities that are difficult to police in the 21st century.”

He noted that his administration is making efforts to make Edo attractive and safe for investors by developing new cities that are well-planned and would be conducive for investors.

Obaseki mandated the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Edorodion Erimona and Managing Director (MD), Edo Geographic Information Service, Mr. Frank Evbuomwan to collaborate with members of NIA and ARCON on a workshop to finetune masterplans for the new cities in the state.

President, ARCON, Mr. Umaru Aliyu, said that they intend to provide solutions to urban chaos and unstructured development in the state, adding, “The present system where only one professional body reviews the works of at least three distinct disciplines is old-fashioned, prone to corruption and not sustainable for the development of the state. As an association, ARCON proposes that the development control function of the government should be situated in an independent agency.”

According to him, "The proposed Development Control Agency should have three technical departments to cover for the three-main components of built environment, which are Architecture, Engineering and Town Planning.”

Aliyu commended the governor for his efforts to improve quality of life and the built environment in the state, noting, “The associations are ready to support the state government in promoting sustainable built environment.”



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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki (right); President, Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Architect Umaru Aliyu (second right); President, Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA), Architect Festus Adibe Njoku (second left); and Vice President, ARCON, Architect Dipo Ajayi, during the courtesy visit by executive members of ARCON and NIA to the governor, at the Government House, in Benin City, Edo State.

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Weldon Oga 'Wake and See'. We need better and affordable housing for all from you o.

Lets go there....

And we no go gree make you go oooo, if you no deliver the houses o.

Nonsense, Umaru President Of Arcon Very Stupid Shithole

SadiqBabaSani:
Nonsense, Umaru President Of Arcon Very Stupid Shithole

Can you pls explain further so that we can get your point sir?

Good plan Mr. Governor!

De-congesting Benin City is a very welcome development. Lest have new cities.

I think I love this, I really do.

This is a good development indeed. But the new cities should not swallow lands for agriculture please. Man Must Wack!

Barren lands should be targeted.

Please no open gutters, sand on streets
You need walkways with landscaping,
No fences around buildings
Marked roads with minimum of 3 lanes
Street lights, traffic lights
Well designed covered drainage
Everywhere needs to be scaped and paved
No open soil
Every plot/building should have a minimum of 30 percent land area dedicated to greenery.
Plant 2 or 3 trees per house
Build hundreds massive parks distance of 5km max apart
Doing these will bring more life to whatever architectural designs you come up with.

owbabs:
Please no open gutters, sand on streets
You need walkways with landscaping,
No fences around buildings
Road with minimum 3 lanes
Street lights, traffic lights
We'll design covered drainage
Everywhere needs to be scaped and paved
No open soil
Every plot/building should have a minimum of 30 land area dedicated to greenery.
Plan 2 or 3 trees per house
Build hundreds massive parks distance of 5km max apart
Doing these will bring more life to whatever architectural designs you come up with.

I like this. You sound well rooted in the field of discuss. An architect or engineer I guess? I hope the governor sees this. Good contribution indeed!

''Everywhere needs to be scaped and paved, No open soil, Every plot/building should have a minimum of 30 percent land area dedicated to greenery''. - @owbabs

Nice One!

We need to keep drumming this into the minds of nigerians. It is not rocket science.

I like this governor, he is developmental driven