The governor directed the state commissioner for the environment to tackle overflow of dumpsites compounding traffic on the axis.
On the estate being inaugurated, the governor said that he visited the construction site three times to ensure speedy completion.
Sanwo-Olu hailed Jakande’s infrastructure drive which, he said, set a blueprint for development and bridged a huge housing gap.
‘’The challenge of housing deficiency in Lagos is real. There is a compelling need for us to develop and adopt a housing delivery model that takes into account our population and limited space.’’
He said that the state government was exploring innovative alternative sources of funding for mass housing delivery, and called on private investors to buy into the initiative.
He listed various existing funding arrangements for mass housing and promised that the state government would be persistent in its drive for planning and delivery of decent houses.
“We want Lagosians to be assured that, in the delivery of these houses, we shall be consistent.
“We shall embrace rigorous planning and financial discipline in ensuring that ongoing housing projects located in various parts of the state are delivered on schedule.
“Our expectation is that within the next six months, over 1,248 homes shall be delivered in different parts of the state’’ Sanwo-Olu said.
The state Commissioner for Housing, Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, said that shelter was a basic need and home ownership an achievement in our clime.
He commended the Sanwo-Olu administration for inaugurating the mixed development estate, comprising 41 blocks of one, two and three bedroom apartments of 492 home units.
He called on private investors to key into the housing sector which, he said, had the potential to create jobs, and businesses in the construction value chain.
Akinderu-Fatai congratulated beneficiaries of the 492 home units in the estate, and advised them to partner with the facility managers to have a good environment.
