…Governor tours Agbowa-Ikosi Timberville, Says Govt Has Political Will to Complete Project
…‘We’re Ready to Move to New Site’ - Saw Millers’ Leader
The long wait for the planned relocation of saw millers of Oko Baba in Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland, to a proposed permanent site in Agbowa, will come to an end in December, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu assured the timber traders.
The Governor gave the assurance on Tuesday during his tour of Agbowa-Ikosi Timberville in Ikosi-Ejirin Local Council Development Area (LCDA) to inspect level of work done on the site.
The State Government started the development of the Timberville during the Babatunde Fashola administration. The project was stalled afterwards, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty over the fate of the saw millers in Oko Baba.
Sanwo-Olu revisited the project by re-mobilizing the contractor back on the site. The saw millers could not hold back their excitement at the development; their leader, Alh. Abdul-Ganiu Onikeku joined the Governor on the tour of the site.
The Governor, joined by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, also inspected a 1,500 tons per hour brickette plant built on the site by Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), which will enable the conversion of mill’s byproduct to combustible brick materials for industrial use.
The State Government, Sanwo-Olu said, revised the approved design of the project to bring more amenities to the Timberville for the comfort of the timber traders.
He disclosed that 160 units of two-bedroom flats had been completed for the accommodation of the inhabitants, while blocks of offices for administrative services had been out in place.
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15 Nov 2024
15 Nov 2024
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