HOUSING MINISTRY URGED TO BUILD ACCORDING TO DEMAND

Ogun State Ministry of Housing has been urged to work on modalities that would fast-track the sales of housing projects inherited across the State to generate more revenues to government coffers.

          The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun who was represented by his deputy, Engr. Noimot Salako- Oyedele gave this charge at the Treasury Board meeting on year 2020 Budget, held at the Obas’ complex, Oke- Mosan,Abeokuta, advising the Ministry to build according to demand of the masses.

          In his presentation, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing, Jagunmolu Akande Omoniyi disclosed that ninety blocks of classrooms in public schools have been renovated since the inception of this administration, saying same gesture would be replicated in government hospitals across the State.

          Omoniyi informed of government’s decision to build one thousand, five hundred affordable houses at Idi-Aba area of Abeokuta, as a pilot project through the Ministry, noting that Ijebu- Ode, Sagamu, Ilaro and Ota areas would also have their share of the project within the proposed sum of N5, 150 Billion for year 2020.

          The Chief Economic Adviser to Governor, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo advised the Ministry to intensify efforts in the area of revenue generation.

MUPP SET TO REINVIGORATE ICT DATA CENTRE

Ogun State Government is set to reinvigorate its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Data Centre in the Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning (MUPP), to enable easy access to the status of their building plan applications.

          Special Adviser to the Governor on Urban and Physical Planning, Tpl Olatunji Odunlami, disclosed this at the Treasury Board meeting on the 2020 Budget, held at Obas’ Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, saying the development  became necessary to curb the bottlenecks and needless waste of time associated with accessing or submitting applications for approval processes.       

          He added that the Centre would be 21st Century compliant to enable effective and efficient processes and timely delivery of services to people in the State and diasporas, who were willing to develop their landed properties, expressing optimism that the move would prevent erection of illegal structures in the State.

          The Special Adviser also urged the government to speed up the work on provision of master plan to enable the State have proper planning for physical development, rather than relying only on regional plan that was designed for the period of 2005-2025, saying the document, when in place, would provide layout guide to the future growth and development of specific regions in the State based on peculiarities.

          According to him, "Urban and Physical planning is the bedrock of development in any state, having a master plan would guide future action of a community, I believe the present administration can make it work" he said.

   Earlier in his remarks, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Nafiu Adebiyi appealed to the  government to assist the Ministry overcome its challenges by providing more befitting Zonal office accommodations and vehicles in the state  to make their work easier and faster in order to meet up with the demands for its services and improve on revenue generation.