The Lagos State Government will subject the Draft Report on the Review of the Badagry Master Plan (2022-2024) to public scrutiny from Wednesday, June 19, to Friday, July 26, 2024. This announcement was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Office of Physical Planning, Engr. Oluwole Sotire, in a statement issued over the weekend.
Sotire stated that the 28-day public inspection of the Draft Plan across various centres, mainly within the Badagry division of Lagos State, would allow stakeholders to review its proposals and provide relevant comments to further enrich the Plan.
He emphasized that subjecting the draft report to public scrutiny is part of the acclaimed process of preparing an inclusive Plan, which aligns with the State’s culture of citizen participation in the preparation of Physical Development Plans.
The inspection venues, totaling 13, include the Local Government/Local Council Development Area Secretariat within the Badagry division, local planning offices within the division, the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development Secretariat at Alausa, and the headquarters of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) at GRA, Ikeja.
“It is worthy of note that to ramp up public participation in the plan preparation process, the 28-day public inspection of the Draft Report on the Review of the Badagry Master Plan (2022-2042) will be followed by a final Stakeholders Meeting at 9 am on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at LASU Main Auditorium, Ojo,” Sotire added.
According to Sotire, the aim of the Master Plan, which is undergoing a review upon its expiration after being operative for 20 years, is to harness the special characteristics and environmental sustainability of the plan area to foster sustainable future growth and socio-economic development of Lagos State as the preferred investment destination in sub-Saharan Africa.
