No going back on Ikeja Computer Village relocation to Katangowa – LASG

Computer Village, Ikeja

No going back on Ikeja Computer Village relocation to Katangowa – LASG

The Lagos State Government says it is now ready to relocate the popular electronic hub known as Computer Village in Ikeja to Katangowa market in the Abule Egba area.

Dr. Olajide Babatunde, Special Adviser to the Governor on e-GIS and Urban Development, said this on Saturday during an inspection and enforcement exercise.

The exercise involved the Lagos State Building Control Agency with various law enforcement and emergency management agencies.

Babatunde said there was no going back on the relocation, stressing that it would benefit the traders and other people.

He said necessary modern facilities were being put in place at the market for the convenience and comfort of the traders and their customers.

He said, “We are trying to reorganize all our markets in Lagos. I’ll give you an example. You know, in Ikeja, we have the computer village. The computer village is being relocated. We are relocating them to Katangowa.

“It is not just the computer village. There are other activities that are happening in the Katangowa market.

“In the next coming weeks, you will see governments efforts on Katangowa. We are moving those people who seem to be on the road in Ikeja, obstructing traffic into a proper market with all the services including schools, crèches, playground, religious centres, hotels and storage facilities.

“We are working on all of these things to make sure that we regenerate, we redevelop, we renovate, and conserve. Anything that we need to do in terms of the terminology that we have in urban development will be put in place in Lagos in a way that you are going to have a greater Lagos rising.”

Backstory

The Lagos State government had earlier planned the relocation of computer village but it was stalled as a result of construction deficit in Kantagowa market.