Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured residents that the ongoing work on the General Hospital project in Ojo town will be ready by December 2025.

On Tuesday, the Governor gave the contractor handling the project a 12-month deadline when he led an on-the-spot tour of the project site to assess the progress of the construction work.

Besides, the Governor also flagged off the construction of a 27-block shopping complex along LASU-Iyana Iba Road.

Sanwo-Olu, accompanied on the tour by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and State cabinet members, was received by Ojo residents led by their traditional leaders.

Sited on 6.5 hectares along the Lagos-Badagry corridor, the Ojo General Hospital is a 280-bed infrastructure developed by the Sanwo-Olu administration to ramp up medical care in Lagos West Senatorial District.

When completed, the multi-specialist hospital will be the biggest healthcare facility in the district, complementing other primary and secondary care facilities operating in the zone.

The hospital borders the Ojo military cantonment, Lagos State University, and Lagos Rail Mass Transit (BLUE LINE) infrastructure.

Sanwo-Olu said the hospital was being developed to address inadequate medical facilities in the area, stressing that the infrastructure would provide residents with a new care experience.

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 project’s magnitude.

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“We will support the contractor and encourage them to give their best. Whatever is to be done on our part, we will fulfill 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 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, and we urge them to be patient while the construction continues.”

Sanwo-Olu said that when the project is completed, the hospital will be part of the infrastructure his administration initiated to improve the Ojo area.

The Governor listed other ongoing projects in the area, including the hospital project, which had been sited in front of the Blue Line, which will terminate at Okokomaiko.

“There is a complete renewal of infrastructure on this axis, which shows that our government is working to fulfill its promises to our residents in Ojo and Badagry Division,” Sanwo-Olu said.

Aside from the medical departments, the project is being developed with four blocks of Doctors’ residences. The semi-detached accommodation comprises eight three-bedroom apartments in each block, for a total of 64 apartments.

The main hospital building will include delivery theatres and wards, pediatrics, pharmacy, Oncology and Gynaecology, Accident and Emergency, an Intensive Care Unit, surgical wards, a dialysis centre, an administrative unit, and an outpatient department.

The ancillary facilities include a morgue, central laboratory, equipment storage facility, laundry, bank, engineering department and parking lot.

Turning the sod to flag off the construction of the Platinum Shopping Complex, meant to take traders off the highway at affordable rates, Sanwo-Olu said: “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.”

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.

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