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Explanation that only a room was affected by the fire and the fact that the occupier was ready to effect necessary repairs fell on deaf ears. It was based on this that one had to seek for another accommodation, but what I met demands urgent actions and intervention of the Lagos State Government to avert needless breakdown of law and order.

In the first instance, Lagos property owners have gone out of control. They fix rents arbitrarily without any recourse to rules or tenancy laws. In the course of scouting around, I met a landlord who told me categorically that a two-bedroomed flat was N1m in a house in Surulere built in 1998. Even when other houses within the same vicinity were N500,000. He stuck to his gun telling me he had no apologies since he owned the property.

Another landlord said his own three-bedroomed apartment in a place close to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital was N1.5m when the same apartment in the same vicinity goes for N700, 000. He was adamant and saw nothing wrong, even though the house in question was the old Lagos Executive Development Board built probably in the 1970s. The same went for a landlord who told his tenants in a block of two-bedroomed flats to vacate if they were not ready to pay N800, 000 when their neighbours using the same two-bedroomed flat were paying N500, 000! It is not unusual for a prospective or sitting tenant to witness the above scenarios.

One very common category of property owners in Lagos are the inherited landlords/landladies. This is the group of people who inherit some of these properties from their parents or families. Some of this set of people is so vicious that rent increment on a yearly basis is not considered an issue. In fact, tenants residing in houses managed by this set of owners have little or no rights as any action is met with a threat of ejection. It is in this kind of places that house owners don’t pay any bills, be they waste management, security, house maintenance, water rate and some even electricity bill. Tenants are in most cases consigned to all sorts of illegalities that they dare not complain about.

It is common knowledge that from Surulere, Gbagada, Yaba, Jibowu, Ebute-Meta all the way to the Island (Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki, particularly in Lekki/Ajah areas almost 65 per cent built houses have remained unoccupied due to high rents) the exorbitant cost of letting is shocking and unbearable to most tenants. The Lagos hinterland like Ikorodu, Ipaja, Alimosho, Ayobo, Oke-Aro, Abesan, Ijaiye-Ojokoro among others are not faring better. Property owners remain king and fix rents arbitrarily without any recourse to the prevailing dwindling economic situation or control or regulation by the government. Considering that property appreciation is dependent on government’s provision of amenities like good roads, drainage, pipe-borne water, electricity among others, why is the Lagos State Government quiet when the citizenry are being fleeced so brazenly?

The government on its part has been accused of not doing enough in housing provision especially for the low income earners. The celebrated low cost housing model developed by the Jakande administration in the Second Republic was not built upon towards delivering mass houses for the people. Instead, successive governments, particularly the last administration of Mr Babatunde Fashola, (who was accused of elitism), built houses beyond the reach of the common man. Since government is a social service and not for profits, then, it behoves Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to look inward for delivery of mass houses with a social template. This will surely mitigate against the continued arbitrariness of property owners in Lagos.

In addition, I will like to call on Ambode to resume work on the unfinished housing estates left behind by his predecessor, specifically in Ijora, Surulere, Ilubirin/Osborne, Gbagada, Lekki, Akerele, Imota, and Ikorodu. Completion of these estates must be with a social intent that will benefit the majority, mostly low-income earners.

PUNCH.

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In a statement issued in Lagos by the State Publicity Secretary, Joe Igbokwe, the party said Governor Ambode has shown through actions and deeds that he takes the matter of security of more than 20 million Lagosians damned too serious and will stop at nothing to make Lagos the most secured state in Nigeria. It urges the police and all other security agencies to compliment the efforts of the state government by redoubling efforts to totally rout criminals from Lagos.

“Given the huge resources expended to acquire these security gadgets we have no doubt in our mind that the Governor is aware that without security life will be meaningless for Lagosians. Good governance, peace, creation of jobs, and development of infrastructure to meet with the exponential growth of the population would have been put in jeopardy without functional security of lives and properties.

“With what Lagosians saw on display last Friday in the seat of government in Alausa Lagos, it is clear that Governor Ambode has issued a stern warning to criminals and hoodlums to leave or perish. It is a clear signal that it is no longer business as usual for criminals in Lagos who may try to test the will of the present state government . It is a final push to flush out undesirable elements and put an end to smashing of glasses and robbing of commuters at traffic gridlocks within the metropolis.

“We are indeed delighted that that the Lagos State government, ably led by Governor Ambode has risen to the occasion to tackle the problem head on, being responsive and responsible when the need is greatest. We are delighted that the man on the driver’s seat in Lagos has shown that leadership goes with responsibility. Lagosians demand nothing else.

“We have no doubt in our mind that all Lagosians and all the security personnel will work in tandem to reduce crimes to the barest minimum knowing full well the power of teamwork and collectivity. The security agencies need information, they need co-operation , they need support and encouragement of all and sundry to deal with this great job which is very engaging, very tasking and very demanding. We therefore charge Lagosians to provide the needed civilian compliment for our security agencies to excel in protecting us by coming forth with information needed to apprehend and rout criminals in Lagos. We assure the rebranded state security outfit will guarantee the security and confidentiality of Lagosians as we give the police the necessary cooperation to rid the state of criminals”.

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Executive Secretary in the Lands Bureau, Mr Olukayode Ogunnubi who disclosed this, said the development was in line with Ambode’s effort to clear the backlog of C of O that was carried over from the previous administration.

According to him, “A clear distinction must be made that this present government wants Lagosians to maximise the economic benefits derivable from ownership of properties as evidenced by obtaining their legal titles.

“That is what we are trying to achieve and that is the reason why the Governor decided to clear all the back log, everything. Now we do not have pending C of O on our table,” he said.

Ogunnubi said the advantage of the recent development will enable owners to leverage on the C of O as collateral to obtain loans from financial institutions for business activities.

“This will also contribute to the growth of the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and ultimately the development of the economy of the state,” he said.

He disclosed that the Governor intends to ensure that the process of applying and getting the copy of the C of O is not only less cumbersome but treated within the stipulated time.

“So once we have any new applicant for C of O, the Governor’s mandate is to ensure that he signs it within the 90 days tenure. Once you make your payment, we start the processing. Let me also report that we are going on the Electronic C of O fully (E-C of O). All the ones he signed are also E-C of O.

“In a nutshell, the idea is to eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks and this is what the Governor intends to achieve in line with his commitment to make life simple and easy for the people.

“This is a standard milestone as the last time such was witnessed was during the era of the first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande,” he said.

Ogunnubi said the list of all the 2,500 C of O’s signed by Ambode will be published in the national dailies from Wednesday.

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At a special Ramadan Lecture held at the premises of the Epe Local Government Council, the Governor thanked the people for their support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the election period. He promised that the development of the Epe community would be utmost to him.

In his speech, he assured the residents that their gesture of support would not be ignored and that his administration would carry out infrastructural projects to improve their standard of living.

“I just want to say a big thank you to everyone here. I know that a lot of us contested, but the bottom line is that I belong to this community and whatever it is that we do, it is in the interest of this community. We are all going to stand together to make sure that the development of Epe is uppermost in our heart.”

Governor Ambode who hails from Epe, encouraged residents to join hands with his administration, urging Muslims to seize the period of Ramadan to pray for the success of his tenure.

“I am glad Epe is one. It pleases God that what we’ve missed in the city for almost forty years has come to us. It is now left for all of us to come together and join hands with this government.” He said during his speech.

He further stated: “There is nothing I can do for Epe people that can be enough, but I assure you that Epe would be a new city. All I need from you now is prayer because I am ready to pay my dues in Epe and I will try my best to ensure that Epe and indeed Lagos State witness all round development and transformation”.

Earlier, the guest lecturer, Dr. Nosirudeen Onibon, urged those who would form the cabinet of the Governor to imbibe the culture of moral competence in the discharge of their duties.

He stressed that successful governance was largely dependent on division of labour, imploring all hands to be on deck during the current administration.

Onibon expressed optimism that with Governor Ambode at the top of the state’s helm of affairs , Lagos would experience a great deal of development.

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