The Special Adviser to the Governor on Communities and Communications, Akeem Sulaimon, on Monday said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode meant well for Lagosians, adding that money realised from the Land Use Charge was meant to build more infrastructure.
Sulaimon said this while addressing members of community development associations at a stakeholders’ meeting in the Ikeja area of the state.
He explained that the Ambode-led administration had been working to bring more development to the state, adding that to further build infrastructure, there was the need to review the Land Use Charge Law which had not been reviewed for the past 17 years.
Sulaimon said: “The current administration has also reduced charges on land use by between 15 per cent and 50 per cent with a lot of incentives attached.
“The government has also given room for instalment payment so that people could spread their payments with ease.”
The Special Adviser also stated that the government had approved 270 projects to be executed across the 57 councils in the state.
“This shows the government’s commitment to the grass-roots development which will transform the state into an enviable haven suitable for business and prosperity of residents,” he added.
Sulaimon urged Lagosians to protect government projects in their communities from vandals.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Taxation and Revenue Matters, Lasisi Abdul-Fatai, said the land use charges had been packaged in such a way that property owners would pay with ease.
