Stakeholders okay relocation of Ikeja Computer Village
This was after a stakeholders’ meeting where issues affecting the project were resolved , a statement on Monday said .
According to the statement, the meeting attended by heads of plazas, officials of trade associations and representatives of the ethnic groups at the market , was an opportunity to resolve the internal wrangling that had slowed down the movement to the new site since April , when the agreement was signed between the Lagos State Government and Bridgeways, the developer.
Apart from endorsing the project , the stakeholders also appointed Mr Ademola Olaifa as the interim chairman and Osy Ijeomah as secretary of the committee setup at the venue to act as a bridge between Bridgeways Global Projects Limited and the village community .
Olaifa , who is also the Public Relations Officer of CAPDAN , described the project as “ a viable one, a life - saving project that everybody that is alive wants to identify with . It is a thing we have been struggling for over the years . We are grateful to God almighty for sparing our lives to witness the taking off of the project . ”
He added that the project was a laudable one that would benefit the Computer Village, the Lagos State Government and Nigeria as a whole .
The Chief Executive Officer , Bridgeways, Mr Jimmy Onyemenam , said the essence of the meeting was to establish an all -inclusive vehicle that would serve as coordinator through which the developer could interface with the residents of the market.
He said , “ At the moment , the project is on the verge of flagging off, with the state government commencing a lot of expansion work , by clearing of the site and to hand over the site to us ; we expect that to commence anytime from now . On Monday, we had a meeting with the squatters on the site and they are actually on standby to move.
“ Fortunately , the state government is putting a human face to all of these and efforts are being made to make their relocation as painless as possible for all ; there is going to be a lot of movement but not as gruesome as the experiences of the past . ”
During a brief presentation , Onyemenam gave an account of the project , its scope and size and the facilities that would be provided at the Computer Village.
He said when ready , the Katangowa project would be the biggest ICT Park in West Africa and would offer over 4 , 000 shops, incubators , accelerators , technology laboratories , exhibition halls , hotel , shopping plaza , industrial park , warehouses , Kee Klamps (small shopping shades ), a helipad , malls , banking halls , parking lots , conference centre , food courts, security and power , and delivered in a carefully laid out plan to remove the chaos currently affecting the village in Ikeja .
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