MASTERPLAN IDENTIFIES INDUSTRIAL HUBS IN BADAGRY SUB-REGION
… As Stakeholders Ratify Badagry Sub-Region Master Plan Review
The reviewed Badagry Sub-Region Master Plan has, among others, identified industrial hubs in the Badagry division of Lagos State.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide during the presentation of the reviewed Plan to stakeholders of the Sub-Region at Buba Marwa Auditorium, Lagos State University, Ojo on Thursday.
He said that the Badagry Sub-Region was strategically located in the western end of Lagos State, bounded in the north by Ogun State and the south by Badagry Creek and the Atlantic Ocean.
He said that the Sub-Region’s endowments and prospects for impactful physical development brought about greater requirements for infrastructure and necessitated the review of the Badagry Master Plan (2012-2032) 12 years into its use.
He said that the review of the Plan was in line with international best practices and the requirements of the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2019 as amended, which stipulates the review of development plans every five years.
“In line with the deliverables of the project, the Consultants have been forthcoming at every stage as they have painstakingly addressed the peculiar needs of the Sub-Region, in recognition of the aspirations and values of its people. Suffice to say that by carrying the people along at every stage, the review process has adhered to democratic principles and upheld our administration’s commitment to promoting inclusiveness as contained in the T.H.E.M.E.S Plus Development Agenda”, he said.
The Permanent Secretary, Office of Physical Planning, Engr. Oluwole Sotire said that the Badagry Sub-Region Master Plan Review would develop a coherent planning strategy to guide future physical developments and transform the Sub-Region into a dynamic and sustainable community where people can live, work, play and prosper.
He stated that the process of reviewing the Plan was expected to climax with the final stakeholders’ meeting and validation process, having gone through other layers of public participation such as the 28-day Public Inspection in 13 different locations across the Sub-Region from 19th June to 26th July, 2024.
Dr. Wale Alade of Vistaplan Consulting presented highlights of the Plan and fielded questions from the audience.
Stakeholders of the Sub-Region, including Obas, Chiefs and other opinion leaders, supported the proposals and called for robust implementation as they look forward to better linkage of coastal communities and the release of excised lands, among others.
The event was graced by prominent traditional rulers and notable sons and daughters of the Sub-Region, including the Chairman, APC, Lagos State, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi; Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hon. Tolani Sule; Special Adviser, Works, Dr. Adekunle Olayinka and Chairman Badagry Local Government, Hon. Segun Onilude, as well as the Chairman, Olorunda LCDA, Samson Olatunde and former Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourist, Hon. Kolawole Giwa.
Other dignitaries are the former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl. Olutoyin Ayinde’ Chairman, Lagos State Physical Planning and Building Control Appeals Committee, Tpl. Ayo Adediran; the General Manager, Lagos State Informal Space Management Authority, Tpl. Daisi Oso and Hon. Solomon Bonu.