The Chairman of the NITP, Lagos Chapter, Mr. Wasiu Anifowoshe, at a meeting to inaugurate events for the institute’s 50th anniversary, said the development of sustainable human settlements in the country so far was not satisfactory.

He said, “We are particularly worried that inspite of our efforts at emphasising the values of achieving sustainable human settlements, the nature of development of many cities or towns is less than satisfactory.

“Who takes the blame for this? To us, it is all the stakeholders in the development of settlements, but more importantly, government at the three tiers.”

Anifowoshe, who is also the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development in Lagos State, said that as professionals, town planners had for many years been emphasising the benefits and values of orderliness and well-planned communities, not only for the health of the citizenry but also for economic well-being.

“This, we believe, will be better achieved if and when economic planning at state and the Federal Government levels is treated as mutually exclusive,” he said.

According to Anifowoshe, since 1966, the NITP has witnessed a lot of development, and will use the 50th anniversary to reflect on how the profession of town planning has fared and the impact its members have had on national development across various sectors.

“As professionals, we believe we should cooperate with the government towards the attainment of better living and working environment in towns and cities,” he added.

He said a major aspect of the 50th anniversary celebration would be to reach out and hold consultations with groups and associations.

He added that in addition, there would be visits to less privileged groups, with other programmes such as public lecture, quiz competition for town planning students in tertiary institutions in Lagos State, a football match and city walk.

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According to them, identification of the problems will serve as the basis for policy making and implementation this year.

The President, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Mr. Ademola Olorunfemi, said,

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