Lagos insists pc village relocation will quickly be a actuality with versatile fee plan
The Lagos State Authorities has insisted that the long-awaited relocation of Pc Village, Ikeja, to the newly‑designated ICT and Enterprise Park in Katangowa, Agbado ‑ Oke ‑ Odo, will quickly turn into a actuality.
This was made identified by the Everlasting Secretary, Workplace of City Improvement, Arc. Gbolahan Oki, throughout a latest stakeholders’ assembly in Alausa, Lagos.
The relocation of the favored info and pc know-how hub has been a subject of intense debate between the Lagos State Authorities and the assorted stakeholders.
Oki mentioned that the Babajide Sanwo‑Olu administration was dedicated to finishing the relocation and ending the years of unsuccessful makes an attempt.
He mentioned, “The present website, initially a residential space, has been adversely affected by unplanned growth, displacing many residents.’’
The senior Lagos state authorities official famous that Governor Babajide Sanwo‑Olu, pushed by his imaginative and prescient for sustainable city growth, had directed that the brand new website meet worldwide requirements for a seamless transition.
“The federal government will present a 15‑hectare website outfitted with services corresponding to trailer parks, resorts, banks, a police station, a fireplace station, and different group facilities,” he mentioned.
Arc. Oki referred to as on all stakeholders to collaborate with the developer to make sure a clean, orderly transfer to the nicely‑deliberate atmosphere.
In the meantime, the developer dealing with the proposed new website for the pc village, Sam Ajose, introduced that a versatile fee plan could be obtainable to facilitate the transition. He expressed his gratitude to the Lagos State Authorities and market stakeholders for his or her cooperation.
Additionally, talking on the event, the Iya Oloja of the pc village market, Mrs. Abisola Azeez, expressed confidence after the briefing, saying, “All my fears have been allayed. I urge the developer to stick strictly to design specs and timelines in order that the relocation might be accomplished in its entirety.”
Recall that a couple of month in the past, the Lagos State Authorities had given merchants on the Pc Village in Ikeja an 18-month deadline to relocate to the brand new market website at Katangowa within the Agbado/Oke-Odo Native Council Improvement Space.
Oki, throughout a stakeholders’ assembly with the merchants and the executives of the market, sought their cooperation to make sure that the relocation involves cross.
Oki mentioned, “The federal government desires your cooperation to make sure the relocation involves cross. The time is now. We have now to make the venture a actuality. The relocation interval is eighteen months.’’
He defined that the Katangowa website, masking 15 hectares, had been absolutely ready with the mandatory services to make it conducive for enterprise.
The relocation, first proposed in 2006, had confronted delays as a result of sluggish tempo of growth work.
Oki added that the present location in Ikeja was initially a residential space transformed right into a buying and selling hub with out authorities approval. He mentioned the assembly was to hold the merchants alongside in step with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s inclusive governance model and concern for residents’ welfare.