Lagos kick-starts $70m Oshodi regeneration project

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, said the plan of his administration to transform Oshodi into a world class transport interchange in the next 13 to 16 months would go a long way to depict the state’s regeneration plan, just as he said that the project would also totally remove all notorious activities associated with the area. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja, during a meeting with key stakeholders on the planned transport interchange, said by the time the  project is delivered, the fear of insecurity would be totally removed from the area, while Lagosians would be treated to the best of facilities compared to any other where in the world. Meanwhile, the state government recruited 1,561 civil servant and deployed same to various ministries and agencies, according to manpower need. Head of Service, Mrs. Olabode Ademola, said this at Alausa during the ongoing briefing by officials to commemorate the first year in office of Governor Ambode.