The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the population of Lagos State is causing major challenges in health, security and the environment.
Aregbesola stated that the overcrowding and high population density in some parts of the state was a ticking time bomb for future epidemics and pandemics.
The minister stated this on Monday at the 29th Founders’ Day Celebration of the Ikeja, Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Commissioning of the Engineering Resource Centre named in his honour, held at Ralph Alabi Engineering Centre, Ogba, Lagos.
In a statement signed by the minister’s media aide, Sola Fasure, Aregbesola was quoted as saying that the housing shortage in Lagos was a contributing factor to these issues.
He said, “One major challenge of an urban centre like Lagos is the housing shortage. According to the latest estimate, Lagos has 2.5 million housing deficits. This creates other problems of health, the environment and security.
“The overcrowding and high population density in some areas is a ticking time bomb in epidemics and pandemics of the future. Engineers should begin to design and construct low-cost houses that use less concrete and blocks and can be produced at a very fast rate in order to decongest and restore sanity to these areas.
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Aregbesola stated that the overcrowding and high population density in some parts of the state was a ticking time bomb for future epidemics and pandemics.
The minister stated this on Monday at the 29th Founders’ Day Celebration of the Ikeja, Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Commissioning of the Engineering Resource Centre named in his honour, held at Ralph Alabi Engineering Centre, Ogba, Lagos.
In a statement signed by the minister’s media aide, Sola Fasure, Aregbesola was quoted as saying that the housing shortage in Lagos was a contributing factor to these issues.
He said, “One major challenge of an urban centre like Lagos is the housing shortage. According to the latest estimate, Lagos has 2.5 million housing deficits. This creates other problems of health, the environment and security.
“The overcrowding and high population density in some areas is a ticking time bomb in epidemics and pandemics of the future. Engineers should begin to design and construct low-cost houses that use less concrete and blocks and can be produced at a very fast rate in order to decongest and restore sanity to these areas.
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