Expdonaloaded News; Ambode vows to transform Lagos to tourism, entertainment hub

Lagos State Gover­nor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has assured residents of the state that the government will not collect toll at the completed second toll point on the Lek­ki-Epe Expressway.
The governor gave the as­surance during an interactive session with journalists at the Banquet Hall of the Lagos House, Ikeja at the weekend.
“We must start thinking of the future concerning that road. We said we would have an international airport in Epe and an Export Process­ing Zone (EPZ) in Lekki and a Deep Seaport also in Lekki. What does that mean for that road?
“When you take your freight from the Deep Seaport and the EPZ are we going to make them to start passing through that same road? So what is the future? We missed something between Oshodi and Murtala Mohammed International Air­port; there is no fast track rail that can take goods straight to the airport. Should we also miss that here? Those are the issues that we are looking at.
“Should we not start think­ing about how we would im­prove and create a 10-lane road between Ikorodu, Itoi­kin, Epe and Ijebu Ode so that people can go out from there? So those are some of the things that we are looking at. There is no point construct­ing the road, paying tolls and in five years time, the road is gone,” the governor said.post by expdonaloaded.blogspot.com..On the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, currently be­ing expanded into a 10-lane road, the governor said once the road was completed, the neighbourhood and the axis would be opened up as a busi­ness hub for the whole sub-region.
He said his administration would make careful efforts to grow the tourism potentials of the state, noting that a sum­mit would be conveyed with stakeholders in the sector to explore the potentials that abound in the state.
The governor said as a way of tackling the housing defi­cit, the state was considering adopting the Rent-To-Own Policy which would be a fol­low up to the Home Owner­ship Mortgage Scheme which was about owning homes through mortgage after 30 percent initial payment.
He said it was unnecessary for a bachelor to own a three bedroom flat, emphasizing that it was better for those in this category to rent studio apartments and later upgrade to more spacious accommo­dations when they were mar­ried and having children.
“There are some people who cannot afford the ini­tial payments but who can move from rent to buying the homes when things improve for them. That is the area where we want to lay more emphasis to allow access for our younger people and lay emphasis on studio apart­ments for those who have not got married,” he said.
Seeking the collaboration of the media managers, the governor said: “I will appeal to you that in areas where we are not getting it right, please be bold enough to tell us be­cause you are representing the larger population that don’t have a voice.”
Speaking earlier, the Sec­retary to the State Govern­ment, Mr. Tunji Bello, said the meeting was convened to express appreciation to the media gatekeepers for their contribution during the last elections through robust re­portage of events before, dur­ing and after the elections.

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