Ibrahim Oyewale in LokojaWorried by the unholy alliance between the shylock landlords and the so-called estate agents or managers who are indiscriminately increasing the house rents in Kogi State, concerns are mounting as tenants in the state capital have appealed to the state government to prevail on Landlords and agents to stop the astronomical hikes in house rents.
This appeal was made during a Radio Kogi Live Programme monitor in Lokoja where they called on the state government to as matter of urgency Intervene by closing the gap on housing deficit, investing on the Housing Estates and also emulate Lagos State on the rent matters.
As it is today in Lokoja the state capital, the low level civil servants and ordinary folks cannot afford to get accommodation following the astronomical rent increases.
For instance a room and parlour which used to be N200,000 is now N650,0000,while a self-contained single room now cost between N250,000 to N300,000 depending on locations and available facilities.The participants on the programme begged the governor to checkmate the shylock landlords and atrocities of so called agents who are conniving together to manipulate the tenants on yearly basis.
They lamented that the rate at which housing rent is being increased in the state is no longer bearable as the landlords making life more difficult for them .The tenants urged the government to make law regulating the landlord and tenants relationship by empowering State House of Assembly to domesticate rent edict
