The Lagos State Government is to develop
1000 low-cost houses at Ijora/Badia, in
the Apapa/Iganmu Local Council
Development Area (LCDA), to replace the
shanties recently demolished in the area
by the state government. Commissioner for Environment, Mr Tunji
Bello stated this in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
yesterday. The state government had recently
demolished shanties at Ijora/Badia,
leading to the displacement of over 60,
000 persons in the area. Bello explained that the proposed housing
project would alleviate the plight of
residents of the area who lost their
homes and properties in the demolition. He said the demolished shanties were
not legitimate houses for which the
owners could be paid compensation by
the state government. “If they were legitimate houses or
appropriately approved buildings that
people were living in, the government
normally pays compensation, but when
you have shanties all over the place and
they are cleared, there is usually no compensation. The Ministry of Housing has a beautiful
plan for the area. The state government
is planning to build over 1000 houses
around there and work will soon
commence on the project,” he said. The commissioner said that the houses
would be affordable and be placed under
a mortgage scheme, for easy assessment. “The houses are for the poor and anybody
who is not poor can assess them. It is
going to be under a mortgage system. It
is not a thing that you must have much
money before you can buy. “All the estates that the Lagos State
Government has developed, we are
putting together under a mortgage
scheme, for people to be able to access
them. What we are doing is to give the
people the opportunity to own their own houses, even with the little money they
have. “The payment system will be stretched
out for the convenience of the buyers, for
the next 20 to 25 years,’’ he said. Bello urged Lagos residents to take
advantage of such opportunities to help
the urban renewal initiatives of the state
government to reduce shanties in the
metropolis.mramshi

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Fabulous development. But they need to build more. We need several 5,000 or 10,000 home estates built. Get rid of the slums once and for all!

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Nice!

Talk of the government who has mission & vision, I know some people will look for ways to discredit this move, and what will become of those governors who will never think of this until their tenure elapse?

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low cost housing for the poor at 25million naira per flat. Low cost my foot

Yeah! we know what they meant by low-cost, 30-50 million naira each and except that they didn't say that the evicted occupants would be first considered since they were not compensated.

Omexonomy: low cost housing for the poor at 25million naira per flat. Low cost my foot

And where did you see the figures you mentioned?

Omexonomy: low cost housing for the poor at 25million naira per flat. Low cost my foot

how many has gej built with all the resources available, except ofcourse the 4b casino for his wife

Omexonomy: low cost housing for the poor at 25million naira per flat. Low cost my foot

lagos ain't your village where you get a flat for 2k, standard of living is way higher in lagos. 25m ain't too much for low-cost houses because you get such flat in a more expensive price had it been it a private biz. More so, it's for sale and not for rent.