The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, has conveyed the state government’s commitment to prioritizing the completion of ongoing projects throughout the state in the 2024.
Speaking with The PUNCH on Sunday, Omotoso emphasized the prudent allocation of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s ambitious N2.2 trillion budget towards strategic infrastructure development.
Notably, he highlighted the prioritization of hospitals and the new Lekki airport among the key focal points for investment in the state’s development agenda.
“There will be so many ambitious projects. First of all, the projects that we are doing, we are going to be able to complete them. Massy Street Hospital. This is going to be the largest, biggest pediatric hospital in Africa by the time it’s completed.
“The Mental Health Centre in Ketu Ejinrin. It’s also going to be completed. Mental health is a big deal. People don’t pay attention to it. They talk about headaches and other things happening to people. But mental health is quite important. And the Lagos State government is giving attention to that. So, that hospital, the 500-bed hospital, will be completed.
“It’s not just going to be a hospital. It’s going to be a rehabilitation centre,” he said, adding, “The hospital we’re building in Ojo, the Ojo General Hospital – the first in decades – will also be completed.”
He further said, “The new airport that we are building in the Lekki area, of course, is going to come on board, too, and so many other big, big projects that will make for a mega city that the administration of Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu is going to be doing.”
