The Ogun State Government has vowed to pursue a more orderly developed town planning initiative by invoking and enforcing necessary regulations checkmating haphazard developments that often result in loss of lives and property.
According to a statement issued by the state on Sunday, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olatunji Odunlami, stated this at a programme commemorating the World Habitat Day in Abeokuta.
He said the state was committed to providing smart and affordable housing for all.
The commissioner said defective buildings would soon become a thing of the past as the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development had resolved to tackle housing deficiencies in the state.
Delivering his keynote address, Chairman of Ogun State branch of Nigeria Institutions of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Salimon Shobanke, suggested that land administration system be redesigned to minimise the time taken and huge cost involved in processing land titles.
The surveyor also advised various planning authorities and institutions to be more functional, while appropriate, adequate manpower and resources should be deployed to reduce time taken in getting planning approvals.
He added that housing finance mechanism should be made robust through virile mortgage system.
Another discussant, the Managing Director, Gateway Mortgage Bank, Wale Osisanya, noted that housing delivery played a critical role in nation building and welfare of the people.
He described the sector as one which directly impacted not only on the citizens but also on the performance of other sectors of the economy.
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