By Ikenna Asomba

LAGOS—Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has disclosed that the partnership between the state government and First World Communities Ltd, developers and promoters of Cooperative Home Ownership Incentive Scheme, CHOIS, housing scheme created more jobs for some youths in the state.

Fashola, who commended the FWCL for the quality of its housing types, when he paid a surprised visit to one of the home owners of the recently commissioned CHOIS Gardens in Abijo GRA, off Lekki-Epe Expressway, Patrick Okwuibe, reiterated government’s plan to replicate more of such partnership with the private sector.

Speaking at the event, the President of FWCL, Brig-Gen. Tunde Reis (rtd), said the first and second phases of the project have been completed.

According to him, “in total, we have about 25 hectares of land. We have developed about 15 hectares in the first two phases. What we inaugurated actually was two phases of a three phased development. We have been able to build so far in phases one and two 324 units, with additional 90 units still under construction. In the third phase, we will be developing 400 housing units.”