Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola yesterday named the new Igbogbo scheme 11 housing estate Ikorodu, after the late member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Rotimi Shotomiwa.
He said the need to immortalise the late lawmaker who represented Ikorodu 2 constituency and died last year shortly after his 50th birthday celebration became necessary to underscore the contribution of the lawmakers to the State .
Speaking at the occasion , the governor said that the present units of housing in the state were meant for the teeming Lagos masses who are in dire need of? accommodation in the State and adding? that the houses would be possessed through mortgage financing system.
He said the houses were carefully designed to meet the demand for the three bedroom units housing in the area and? explained that the new housing estate would be used as a model to determine the viability of providing three bedroom flats within the axis without losing the focus on the end takers who are basically low middle income earners.
Fashola? who was represented at the event by the Commissioner for Housing, Mr. Bosun Jeje, said that the government has finalised plans to commence construction work on another 80 units of 1, 2, and 3 bedroom flats beside the existing Oba Adeboruwa Housing units.
The governor said that the construction of another scheme in Ikorodu would create more jobs, keep the youths actively engaged and perhaps enhance the economic viability of the area.
The estate being designed, he said, has infrastructure that includes primary health care centre, police post, water treatment plants, road and drainages among others.
Fashola said, “ as a government, we have remained focused on providing quality and affordable houses for our people, this is why we have put in place several policies and programs that would not only stimulate a mortgage culture but also ensure that the potentials inherent in the housing sectors were unlocked.”
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