Ayodele Olalere
Lagos State government has warned contractors handling various housing projects in the state over the delay in completing their works and threatened to terminate their contractors if they do not complete them on time as scheduled.
According to the Commissioner for Housing in Lagos State, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, who had earlier expressed his displeasure and dissatisfaction on the level of work done during a routine inspection to Sangotedo Housing Estate Eti Osa phase 2, lamented that the project is yet to get to the expected level despite Lagos State government commitment and support to the contractors.
The Commissioner further expressed his dissatisfaction after an evaluation of the projects, formal briefs from project supervisors and a follow up meeting between the Ministry’s technical team and the project contractors t at the Ministry’s Conference Room at the Secretariat. Alausa.
The Commissioner frowned at the slow pace of work witnessed at some of the project sites visited and directed the affected contractors to increase the speed of work or be excused from the sites.
He also expressed the dissatisfaction of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the inability of most of the contractors to adhere to the agreed time of delivery on various aspects of the projects.
‘’Shifting of completion period by contractors will no longer be tolerated because we will not allow you to slow us down,” he said.
He reiterated that there is pressure on the government to deliver on all its promises especially in the housing sector.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Engineer Abdulhafis Toriola enjoined the contractors to ensure they deliver every facet of the project as scheduled without compromising quality. The project review meeting was attended by heads of technical departments and supervising officials.
The Sangotedo Housing Estates phase 2 after completion will comprise about 43 blocks and is expected to add over 500 home units to the existing stock. The first phase of the project consisting of 744 home units was delivered and commissioned by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in December 2021.
The Lagos State Ministry of Housing aside the Sangotedo scheme 2 project is concurrently working on four other housing estates at Ajara, Badagry, Ibeshe scheme 2 Ikorodu, Ita Marun, Epe and Egan Igando cluster 2 and 3. All these projects are expected to be delivered in the life of this administration.
