Lagos State Government on Monday promised the completion of the Multi-Story Office Complex, and the Lagos Revenue House (formerly Elephant House), as well as the reconstruction of Ile-Pako (wooden block) by the main entrance of the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, by September.

Speaking at the ongoing ministerial press briefing to mark the second year of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works, Dr Adekunle Olayinka, said in the last year, the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration has kept track of fulfilling its promise to complete projects inherited from past administrations in the State.

The Multi-Agency Building Project is a multi-story building consisting of three blocks on a 2.01-hectare Land Mass. Block B consists of 8 floors, while blocks A and C are five floors each. The 3 blocks have a Penthouse on the last floor. The first two floors of each block are earmarked for parking, while the upper floors are meant for office accommodation. The Pent-Houses are exclusively for conferencing.

The other features of this Project include 2 elevators, staircases, reception lobbies, canteen and kitchens for each block, conveniences, central air conditioning systems, a fully equipped power house with accessories, a landscaped environment with covered drains, perimeter fencing, suspended milling arcades, and car park spaces for over 700 vehicles.

The Special Adviser said the Revenue House would offer a one-stop shop for revenue services.

“The building is proposed to accommodate all revenue and tax collecting agencies of the State under one roof in the Central Business District, Ikeja, close to the State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja,” Olayinka said.

“The project is at over 70 per cent completion and has so far generated employment for about 250 people in the state.”

The Lagos Inland Revenue Service (LIRS) and other revenue Agencies will be housed in the complex. Keeping the revenue agencies under a roof, Olayinka said.

The government noted that it is an idea to improve the individual capacity for overall efficiency, synergy, and collective delivery of their mandates, ensuring improved Revenue Generation through a conducive office environment.

“To further create office spaces for Lagos State Government Staff and provide a conducive working environment, the Administration embarked upon the reconstruction of Ile-Pako (Wooden Block) by the main entrance of the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.

“The Project comprises 53 offices on 5 Floors (4 Suspended Floors).”

Olayinka mentioned that although the completion of these buildings took a bit longer than anticipated, the Office of Works has focused and remained responsive to the administration’s vision based on the THEMES+ Agenda to continue bridging the gap between the required infrastructure and the current infrastructure projects in a way that generates economic growth and enables the people to function.

While promising to complete all ongoing building infrastructure projects that will become the bedrock of the legacy of the Sanwo-Olu Administration, the Special Adviser said the government, through the Office of Works, has continued to deliberately invest in building infrastructure as one of the platforms used for discharging the social contract we signed with Lagosians.

“Through our projects, we have continuously provided jobs for hundreds of our people and provided impactful economic succour to those living in the State,” Olayinka said.