Lagos State Government says its 30 years urban development policy will bequeath a blueprint for management of the built environment sector, to ensure orderliness.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, said this yesterday at an agenda setting workshop for presentation of the Lagos State Urban Development Policy (LSUDP) 2023-2053.
Declaring the three-day programme open, Bamgbose-Martins said when in place, the policy would set agenda for Nigeria and the right tone for the urban development of Lagos State.
He said the urban development policy would complement other notable initiatives of the administration to revamp the physical planning sector and birth a 21st Century Lagos Economy.
The commissioner added that the policy, when in place, would set the right tone for the development of Lagos State, taking cognisance of planning indexes.
“Through this workshop, experts in the various fields are expected to give critical inputs to enrich the final outcome that we all can own.
“The Lagos State urban development policy, when fully in place, will complement other notable initiatives of this administration to revamp the physical planning sector in Lagos State and birth a 21st Century Lagos economy.
“One of the new initiatives is the Certified Accreditor Programme (CAP) and Structural Integrity Programme, both of which will see to the involvement of private professionals in this sector in regulating the built environment.”