The Delta State Ministry of Urban Renewal has expressed its readiness to collaborate with states in the country to improve its urban development initiatives and place Delta cities on a global pedestal.
The State Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Engr Michael Anoka made the disclosure on Friday in Lagos where the Delta State Ministry of Urban Renewal and Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development met for collaboration.
Engr Anoka said that Delta cities are fast expanding and becoming bustling commercial cities and tourist destinations but have their own fair share of modern-day urban challenges.
He said that the administration of Sheriff Oborevwori, the Governor of Delta State is investing massively in urban development actions to give the state a facelift by upgrading its cities to cities comparable with modern-day cities in Nigeria and around the world.
Anoka said that the decision of the Delta State Ministry of Urban Renewal to collaborate with the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development is to create a working synergy, exchanging ideas, and development plans and sharing strategies to tackle urban development challenges and establish cooperation between both state’s ministries since urban development is a critical focus of the administration of Delta State Governor.
On his part, Dr Olayinka Abiodun Olumide the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development of Lagos State expressed the readiness of his Ministry to partner with Delta State Ministry of Urban Renewal.
He emphasized the importance of a seamless working relationship between both state’s ministries to achieve desired goals.
Dr Olumide further pledged the collaboration of his Ministry with the Delta State Ministry of Urban Renewal to bring about positive progress in both states and to ensure that more smart cities are developed both in Lagos and Delta through the sharing of ideas, strategies, development plans and collaborative capacity training programmes and retraining for staff members of the ministries of both states.
