Lagos orders government agencies to vacate rented apartments

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has directed agencies of the state government occupying rented apartments to vacate them, in a move to block lopeholes and conserve scarce resources.

The agencies, according to a memo signed by Folashade Jaji, the state head of service, are to vacate their rented apartments within seven days and re-allign with their relevant main ministries within the state secretariat.

Over 20 agencies of the state government are said to be currently occupying rented apartments, which a source said belong to friends and cronies of people in government.

“The cost of running such apartments are often inflated, thus leading to waste of scarce resources,” the source said.

JOSHUA BASSEY