Former Governor Babatunde Fashola has urged his successor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to reduce the cost of building permits and streamline the approval process in Lagos State. He emphasized that delays and bureaucratic hurdles can deter investors, while a more efficient system can boost revenue through consistent land use charges and other sources.
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Speaking on Tuesday as the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the two-day Lagos Physical Planning Summit, Mr Fashola emphasised the need to improve the process of issuing development and building approvals. The governor said he was surprised that his predecessor raised the same issues he had raised with the officials when he entered the venue of the programme and noticed the long lists of agencies people must approach to secure permit before they can build in Lagos.
“So you can see that it’s not all bad cases for the town planners. Working with our transport experts, they’ve been able to recreate some of this investment as well, and on that trajectory as well, there is a plan for another Ikotun overpass.”“We are not unaware of the effect of climate change, how we need to build resilience and capabilities to ensure that Lagos can absorb shock and can respond to issues of climate change when it does happen,” he said.
“This can be a very great employment area where we optimise the benefits of those islands: Ilashe, Inagbe, Ilado, Iru to Epe.”In his welcome address, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, noted that the summit is aimed at better positioning the state for investment as proposed in the Operative Development Plans .
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