The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Physical Planning, is set to commence the display and public inspection of the Draft Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan (2024-2044).
Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, who made this known on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, said that the essence of the public inspection of the draft Model City Plan was to make its proposals available to the public and welcome further recommendations from residents in line with the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2019 as amended.
His words: “It is imperative to know that public inspection of the draft Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan is in tandem with the state’s culture of citizens’ participation and international best practices in the preparation of Physical Development Plans. This is the process that the state government adopts to produce good desirable outcomes and bring about community ownership and seamless implementation of our Physical Development Plans.”
The Commissioner disclosed that the inspection of the Draft Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan would start on Wednesday, February 26, and end on Friday, April 4, 2025, in five different centres, including the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, The Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja; Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Secretariat; Lekki Local Council Development Area Secretariat, Lekki; Epe Local Government Secretariat, Epe; and Lagos State Physical Planning Permits Authority, GRA, Ikeja.
He urged residents to participate actively in the inspection and provide feedback on the draft Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm within working days of the stipulated period.
He emphasised that the public inspection of the draft plan was important as it was a precursor to the final presentation of the Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan to stakeholders on April 11, 2025, at Lekki LCDA Hall to signal the inception of the Plan.