Lagos PDP Governorship candidate Jimi Agbaje has said if
elected, he intends to build over 200,000 housing units yearly
because housing is one of the major problems in Lagos State.
Agbaje stated this while speaking at a fundraising dinner
titled, “An evening of interaction and dinner with Jimi Agbaje”
in Lagos.
“We have to encourage housing because Lagos will become a
slum if we do not address the issue. Lagos needs over two
million housing units and that is an average of getting
200,000 every year. We have to encourage people to invest in
housing and that means we have to improve the issue of how
you get your construction permits.
“We have got to ensure that you are able to get you C of O
(Certificate of Occupancy) on time and reduce the
bureaucracy involved in housing. More importantly, for those
who want to get involved in affordable housing, we will throw
incentives at you, and we will give you land for nearly free,”
the governorship aspirant stated.