A city tour to the estates, organised by Arctic Infrastructure (AI) and Heinrich Boll Stiftung (hbs), last week, revealed the intersection points among physical planning, environment, community infrastructure and housing. Adeniji- Adele estate is a low income housing development, which comprises 120 residential blocks of two bedroom and three bedroom apartments in four phases. It was commissioned during Alhaji Lateef Jakande administration in the 80s, while Divine estate is an informal development within Idi-Ori community in Ajeremi-Ifelodun local council created in 1991. Residents began development efforts in the late 90s by infilling the swamp with municipal waste and subsequently with sand fill to accommodate buildings. According to him, since 70 per cent of Lagos residents live in slums, the responsibility is to redevelop and rehabilitate the city of Lagos.

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2019 04:30 UTC