The Lagos State Government has promised to complete the multi-storey office complex, the Lagos Revenue House (formerly Elephant House), and the reconstruction of Ile-Pako (wooden block) by the main entrance of the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, by September.
Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works, Dr Adekunle Olayinka, gave this commitment at the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing, organised as part of activities commemorating the second year of the governor’s second term in office.
He stated that the projects aim to reduce incidental costs related to premises rentals and accommodate all parastatals within the secretariat vicinity.
Olayinka noted that during the review period, the Sanwo-Olu administration had remained committed to completing projects inherited from past administrations.
The governor’s aide added that the Revenue House, now over 70 per cent complete, has so far generated employment for about 250 people in the state and would serve as a one-stop shop for revenue services.
According to him, the building is intended to house all revenue and tax-collecting agencies of the state under one roof in the Central Business District (CBD), Ikeja, close to the State Secretariat, Alausa.
He explained that consolidating revenue agencies in a single location is designed to enhance efficiency, synergy, and collective delivery of their mandates, thereby ensuring improved revenue generation through a conducive office environment.
“The Lagos Inland Revenue Service (LIRS) and other revenue agencies will be housed in the complex. Keeping the revenue agencies under one roof is designed to enhance individual capacity for overall efficiency, synergy, and collective delivery of their mandates, ensuring improved revenue generation through a conducive office environment,” he said.
Olayinka further stated that the Sanwo-Olu administration embarked on the reconstruction of Ile-Pako (wooden block) by the main entrance of the Secretariat, Alausa, to create additional office spaces for Lagos State Government staff and provide a conducive working environment.
The Special Adviser explained that the project comprises 53 offices on five floors (four suspended floors). He acknowledged that the completion of these buildings took longer than anticipated but emphasised that the Office of Works remained focused on the state government’s vision under the THEMES Plus Agenda.
This approach seeks to bridge the gap between existing and required infrastructure to generate economic growth and enable residents to thrive.
While promising to complete all ongoing building infrastructure projects that would form the legacy of the Sanwo-Olu administration, Olayinka stated that the government, through the Office of Works, has consistently invested in infrastructure as a means of fulfilling its social contract with Lagosians.
He assured that the government would continue to maintain existing infrastructure and provide a conducive environment to accommodate the state’s growing and shifting population.
