2023 Lagos State Gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, said, “16,500,000 out of the estimated 22,000,000 people in Lagos state do not make up to 1.2m/ year”.
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His statement was in reaction to a tweet by The Guardian Nigeria (@GuardianNigeria), which says: “Lagos plans eight new islands to reduce land, housing deficit.”
Rhodes-Vivour quoted @GuardianNigeria tweet and commented: “16,500,000 out of the estimated 22,000,000 people in Lagos state do not make up to 1.2m/ year .
Development of lagos must not be at the exclusion of the economic majority of its residents.
This same government has threatened to demolish buildings in the Ibejulekki Axis
“for lack of ” documents”. Entire estates built to roof level, with the government either complicit or turning a blind eye, Is the same government that wants to create new islands to tackle the housing crisis?
“The islands underway remain unfinished, and UNAFFORDABLE for the majority in need of shelter. Sandfilling floods indigenous communities and affects water draining out of the city. How is the govt solving the problems already caused to the poor by sandfilling for the rich?
“Is it not smarter to develop lagos East and lagos West on solid ground to TRULY TACKLE housing deficit and access to affordable housing.
Should properties that don’t impede on the right of way and all other excuses given by the demolition government not be regularised ?
“We have fathers & mothers who don’t see their children till the weekend b/c of a lack of affordable housing closer to where they work.On the long run, this tears apart our social fabric.
Housing solutions must be targeted at the economic majority, not the rich few.
#ourlagos “
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