Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commissioned Egan-Igando 270 units of Housing Estate at Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos, assuring that his administration is determined to bridge the housing deficit in the state.
The newly commissioned estate has 45 blocks comprising two two-bedroom apartments with complementary infrastructure.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, in his address at the event yesterday, said his administration had, in recent months, focused on completing housing projects inherited from the past administrations, funded through budget allocations and joint ventures with development partners.
The governor, however, assured that the second phase, “which is cluster two, comprising 216 home units, and cluster three, which will come in the third phase, comprising 360 home units,” would soon be delivered.
According to him, the entire project, when completed, would deliver a total of 846 housing units which will help in bridging the state’s housing deficit.
“The housing shortage in Lagos State is real, but our administration is determined to reduce it by implementing policies that ensure the availability of decent homes for all, regardless of ethnic, religious, or political affiliations. We aim to ensure no one is left behind, providing decent housing for all citizens, whether in rural or urban areas,” he said.
The governor, however, urged the private sector to continue to support the state government in its effort, saying that the “provision of mass housing is an endeavour accomplished by the combined effort of both the public and private sectors.”
In his welcome address, the state commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, recalled that the journey of the Egan-Igando mixed housing scheme began in 2001, with the ambitious goal of delivering 846 housing units to suburban dwellers in the state. However, due to funding issues, the project was abandoned and transferred to the Lagos Building Investment Corporation (LBIC) in 2006.
