From Okwe Obi Abuja
A former governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the Imo State poll, Uche Ben Odunzeh, has advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to unite realtors in order to forestall construction of illegal buildings in the state.
The Lagos State government had embarked on a demolition spree of unapproved buildings even though some house owners claimed that they obtained clearance from the ministry of land and housing.
But Odunzeh, in a statement on Friday, said the exercise would not have occurred if previous administrations had sanitised the housing sector.
According to him, this trend has shortchanged both the indigenous and non indigenous investors removing them from the real estate sector and has stunted the development of the real estate industry in Lagos state.
“Most investors are now looking for other options leaving Lagos to do real estate. The Lagos state government must look at deregulating the real estate industry so it can grow faster,” he added.
Odunzeh, who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of/l EUC Homes advised the government to work with experts to correct the anomalies plaguing the housing sector in Lagos State.
Hon lamented how the roads he constructed in communities in Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area have been encroached by the state government.
Also, he tasked the leadership of REDAN Lagos state chapter to act swiftly by addressing the lingering matters relating to real estate investors in Lagos state