Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has issued a 12-month deadline to the contractor handling the construction of the 280-bed Ojo General Hospital.
The governor gave the directive on Tuesday during an on-the-spot assessment of the project site to evaluate the progress of the construction work.
The Ojo General Hospital is situated on a 6.5-hectare plot along the Lagos-Badagry corridor.
Sanwo-Olu emphasised that the hospital’s infrastructure is expected to provide a modern and improved healthcare experience for residents in the region.
He said, “We have just taken a tour to see the construction work being carried out on this hospital project. Our word here is to encourage the contractor, who, we believe, is dealing with a big task, given the magnitude of the project.
“We will give the contractor all the support and encourage them to give their best. Whatever is to be done on our own part, we will fulfil our obligations.
“Based on the pace of work, we are hoping the project should have been completed in the next 12 months, which means that the contractor should hand over the project by the end of the year.
“We will push everything to ensure that this task becomes a reality in the next 12 months.
“We extend our appreciation to stakeholders in the community for being part of this journey but we urge them to be patient while the construction continues.”
Facilities in the main hospital building will include a delivery theatre and wards, paediatrics, pharmacy, Oncology and Gynaecology, Accident and Emergency, an intensive care unit, surgical wards, dialysis centre, administrative unit, and outpatient department
The ancillary facilities include a mortuary, central laboratory, equipment storage facility, laundry, bank, engineering department and parking lot.
The governor also flagged off the construction of a 27-block shopping complex along LASU-Iyana Iba Road.
“This is an attempt to achieve regeneration not only to improve infrastructure but also to reclaim the aesthetic properties of the environment and improve people’s lifestyles.
“All the infrastructure projects being sited in this area are designed to improve the socio-economic power of our citizens in this corridor,” Sanwo-Olu said.
The shopping complex is being developed by Almera Global Investment Services—a private developer—in collaboration with Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) and Ojo Local Government Areas.
The project will be constructed in four phases. Each block will have 30 shops, resulting in a total of 1,500 shops.
