22nd June, 2012
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency, LASAA, Mr. George Kayode Noah, recently hosted journalists on the House Numbering Project which the agency will soon carry out. Simon Ateba was there
What is the House Numbering Project all about?
The house numbering entails the allocation of a unique number to each building, tenement or compound along a street, road or occupied area, with the intention of making it easier to locate particular structures or tenements. Our purpose is not to change people’s house numbers; our purpose is to implement a system where all structures will be assigned their permanent house numbers to ensure orderliness, especially in properties occupying two or more boundaries.
What are the benefits of numbering or renumbering houses in Lagos?
The benefits include the following:
•Provision of a convenient, accurate and systematic means of property identification for owners, residents and visitors.
•Facilitation of emergency response by fire, police, rescue and other emergency services.
•Establishment of property identification that will serve as mail delivery addresses.
•Proper delivery of public utility and other services.
•Acquisition of data required for better government planning purposes.
Who will issue the house number plaques and who pays for it?
The State Government is implementing a programme that will follow global standards in issuing the correct house number. The State Government is paying for this first installation of house number plaques.
What is the size of this house number plaque and what will it look like?
The number plaque is of reflective sheet engineering grade, measuring 254 x 254 mm with 3mm thickness, which will be installed with anodized bolts. The House Number Plaques will have the street name and the number for each house on the named street as well as the crest of the Lagos State Government and the inscription: “Property of Lagos State Government”.
Where will this house number plaque be placed and what happen to old numbers or addresses?
It will be displayed on the fence, outer pillar or wall of the qualifying structure in such a way as to make it clearly visible from the road or street and this shall not be lower than 4 feet or higher than 6 feet from the ground level. The property owner shall remove all old numbers, inscriptions or plaque within a period of three hundred and sixty five (365 days) after the installation of a new plaque.
Where will the exercise kick off from?
We are starting with Surulere Local Government but will gradually work our way round all the local government areas within the state during the course of the exercise.
Who should people contact for inquiries?
People may call the LASAA House Numbering Project Teams dedicated telephone line on: 01-8996555 or email: [email protected].
They may also visit our website: www.lasaa.com for more information.