The Lagos State Government says it will collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in ensuring the success of the 2,000 Housing Unit of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope City in the Ibeju Lekki area of the state.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, at the Lagos House, Marina.
Sanwo-Olu, while commending the minister for the bold step he has taken with respect to the building of the Renewed Hope City in Lagos and other parts of the country, assured him that Lagos will support him in realising President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for Nigerians, particularly in the area of housing.
He said, “We commend you on the plan to have a city inside a city on the Renewed Hope Housing Project. We believe that success in Lagos is a national success. The market is there; it is mature, waiting, willing, and capable. All we need to do is to be able to allocate resources critically.
“The Federal Government and Lagos State Government are like Siamese twins. We cannot but continue to relate together, and we should make the best use of the relationship going forward.
“We need to collaborate on a win-win situation. We are both partners with the same vision and intentions.
“The two governments (federal and state) will work collaboratively.
“We will give all the necessary support and cooperation that are required for you to do well and for your ministry to succeed.”
Earlier in his remarks, Dangiwa said that Tinubu will do the groundbreaking of the proposed 2,000 housing unit early next year.
The minister also disclosed that the developer is already on site working.
He called for the harmonisation of federal and state regulatory activities to foster an investment-friendly, smart, and sustainable environment in Lagos.
Dangiwa said, “This synergy is critical to attracting private sector investment and ensuring sustainable urban development. I am happy that Lagos State is the first to domesticate the National Building Code.
“As a ministry, we would like for us to find common ways to resolve perennial problems that have been of concern in the relationship between the Federal Government and the Lagos State Government.
“I am confident that addressing these matters collaboratively will further strengthen the relationship between our two tiers of government, enhance urban development, and improve the lives of Lagosians. We are one government.
“The Federal Government and the Lagos State are partners in development and land administration.
“It is important for us to work together in the spirit of cooperation and understanding.”
