LASG Builds 10,000 Houses In 8 Years

The Ministry of Hous
ing in Lagos has said that it has delivered no fewer than 10,000 new hosuing units across the state in the last eight years.
Commissioner for Housing in the state Mr. Bosun Jeje, who made this known in Ikeja while briefing the press, said that the homes so delivered to residents of various income levels, were to boost access to housing, thereby reducing housing deficit in the state.
“We have delivered no fewer than 10,000 housing units of various sizes in the last eight years.
“Though this is still a drop in the ocean, the fact remains that the new homes are accommodating some Lagosians who never had their own homes before.
“We are committed to significantly reducing the housing deficit and that is why government would continue to build homes to accommodate more Lagosians,” he said.
Jeje explained that many of the homes were allocated to residents on convenient payment plan guaranteed by the Lagos State Home Ownership Scheme (LAGOSHOMS).
Giving more details on LAGOSHOMS, the commissioner said the mortgage initiative was conceived by government to solve the problem of affordability in housing delivery.
He said under the system, residents were allocated homes from the many housing estates specially built for the scheme across the state.
Some of the estates are Anthony Enahoro estate in Ogba, Omojola estate among others.