Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, commissioned Greenwich Gardens, a 101-unit housing project constructed by Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) through the Public-private Partnership (PPP) initiative.

The project is the first constructed by a local council. It is made up of 66 units of two-bedroom flats, 14 units of three-bedroom semi-detached houses, one unit of four-bedroom detached houses and 20 units of three-bedroom terraces.

Sanwo-Olu said  Greenwich Gardens would provide more decent homes for Lagos residents in the Agboyi-Ketu.

He said: “This estate will provide another livable community and add value to the ambience of this environment. It will improve economic activities in this entire community. You can see the whole of Lagos is turning into a mega city. If Ketu can get it right, then there is an opportunity for all the other communities in the state.

“ Government at the state and national levels cannot do it alone. We as a government understand the challenges of housing in the state. We know that the deficit is huge so we have to think out of the box. We have to collaborate with the private sector to create an enabling environment for them to thrive.”

The governor commended the chairman of Agboyi Ketu, Mayor Dele Osinowo and acknowledged the doggedness of the first Chairman of the LCDA, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, who kick-started the project.

Oshinowo said the housing project represented the visionary ability of his administration to establish a new voyage for grassroots development in the country.