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By Merit Ibe
Lagos State government through the Lagos State Planning And Environment Monitoring Authority (LASPEMA) and e-Tranzact on Tuesday sealed partnership on regulation of setbacks, incidental open spaces in the Lagos metropolis.
The Special Adviser, e-GIS and Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development , Sotire Olumide signed on behalf of Lagos State government, while the Managing Director, CEO E-Tranzact, Mr. Niyi Toluwalope signed the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of his firm enabling expansion of LASPEMA’s operations and operations in urban development.
Speaking during the signing of the MoU held at the Lagos State government Secretariat located in Alausa, Ikeja, the General Manager LASPEMA, Mr. Daisi Oso said the strategic initiative is in line with the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu THEMES agenda of making Lagos State a smart city, saying the partnership with E-Tranzact will help to liaise with the informal sectors who use the setbacks and incidental spaces in the state.
According to him, the influx of people from the hinterland into the state and compelled to live on incidental open spaces necessitated the establishment of the agency in 2001 by the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu led government in the state.
He explained that the government’s intervention was to eradicate the nuisance caused by the misuse and abuse of the city dwellers, adding that the agency’s approach and strategies so far has helped to sanitize the urban space .
Oso said the agency has also engaged in a series of stakeholders to identify and tackle all major challenges for possible nexus and collaboration on setback management with encroachers.
“We believe that this step we are embarking on today by signing the MOU will not only sanitize this vital sector but will also help support our efforts towards creating jobs for a larger number of Lagosians.
Also speaking while the Managing Director, CEO E-Tranzact , Mr. Niyi Toluwalope said E-Tranzact is a Nigeria-based company principally engaged in providing payment service solutions and transaction switching.
He assured that the firm will use state of the art technology to improve on usage of urban open spaces in the state, adding that they will add to the successes the state government has recorded in monitoring and administering setbacks.
