By Lukman Olabiyi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Friday unveiled the Greenwich Gardens, a 101 housing units project at Ajelogo in Agboyi- Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the state.
The governor, while unveiling the new estate, called for collaboration between the government and private sector in order to tackle issue of housing deficit.
The Greenwich Gardens comprises 66 units of two-bedroom flats, 20 units of three-bedroom terraces, 14 units of three-bedroom semi-detached houses, one unit of four-bedroom detached houses and 65 residential plots (sites and service scheme.)
The estate was initiated by Dele Oshinowo-led administration in Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area in conjunction with the private sector.
At the commissioning, Governor Sanwo-Olu, reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating an enabling environment for the private sector as well as partnering developers to provide more decent and affordable houses for Lagosians.
He said his administration is determined and committed to completing all the ongoing housing projects and significantly add to the 19 housing schemes that his administration has completed and which currently provide decent abode for the residents.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Dele Osinowo, said the housing project represents the visionary ability of the administration to establish a new voyage of grassroots development in the country.
He said Agboyi-Ketu LCDA is the first grassroots government in Nigeria to embark on a housing project and sites and services scheme through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative.