LASG envisions Ikorodu sub-region master plan to unlock socioeconomic potential
The Lagos State Government has envisioned the Ikorodu sub-region master plan, which is in the final stages to unlock the socioeconomic potential of the axis.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, made this known during the public presentation of the draft final report of the Ikorodu sub-region master plan to stakeholders at Ikorodu recently.
Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Mukaila Sanusi, said this in a statement titled ‘LASG says Ikorodu sub-region masterplan will unlock socioeconomic potential of the axis’.
Salako declared that the sub-region master plan was designed to propel the sustainable growth of the area by re-organising the sub-region and infusing it with supporting infrastructure to create a more livable, lively and lovely environment for the Ikorodu population.
He said the plan which was initiated in 2016 had been revived to complement and align with the present administration’s THEMES Agenda.
According to the commissioner, Ikorodu sub-region has received the well-deserved attention of the state government, while its potential, natural, man-made and human, have been considered, mapped and modelled to achieve the policy directives of the pillars in the THEMES Agenda.
He explained that this project is envisioned as a tool that will provide a comprehensive development policy for the sub-region over the next 20 years because it is designed to focus on ensuring a sustainable and inclusive environment which includes the economic, social and cultural spheres of the sub-region.
Salako affirmed that Ikorodu was endowed with well built-up settlements, very rich historical culture, expansive wetlands and rain forest zones, all which were yet to be fully explored for the inherent and chain potential.
He posited that Ikorodu being one of the major socioeconomic hubs of Lagos State has witnessed rapid urbanisation, which includes the metamorphosis of major agricultural lands to other uses such as residential, commercial and industrial, adding that there is dire need to review the land allocation pattern to infuse space efficiency.
He stressed that the sub-region plan had incorporated major pivotal projects including the proposed Fourth Mainland bridge, regional roads, linking the region with Sagamu, Ogun State and improved water transport ferry terminals.
He disclosed that the sub-region with an estimated area of 48, 058.25 hectares, comprising seven Local Council Development Areas, in addition to the Ikorodu Local Government Area, was entangled with challenges such as extensive land encroachment, slum formation, uncoordinated dredging activities and declining agricultural activities, among others.
