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Not in a single statement did he mention the creation of AFFORDABLE housing and AFFORDABLE communities. If people from Makoko village were offered a viable alternative to living on the water, most would take it and then it would not be seen as a move for the mass eviction of people from the area. There are plenty of people from fishing villages all around the world that do not actually live on the water. Also, Fashola is attempting to just be strategic and keep tensions low amongst the people in Makoko, which is why he was so careful with his words. It's an attack on the poor. There are scores of community development professionals teaming to create viable and sustainable solutions to Nigeria's social problems, which include initiatives geared towards poorer people, but let's face it, the poor is not his focus. He is only preoccupied with displacing these people because that is the easiest and most immediate thing he can do.

Please check the other thread. You'll see tonnes of evidence of affordable housing, employment programmes, etc. I didn't want to keep reposting, but maybe I'll have to. Please check the other thread. We've thoroughly thrashed this issue (and I still have more to post). Come one, come all to this thread https://www.nairaland.com/1280369/why-eko-atlantic-legal-makoko

Come find out about Lagos HOMS, the YES programme, the destitute's home, LASMI, the urban regeneration programmes, the skills acquisition centres, Katyeri Market and many more (Mapet has promised to make his contributions today).

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Please check the other thread. You'll see tonnes of evidence of affordable housing, employment programmes, etc. I didn't want to keep reposting, but maybe I'll have to. Please check the other thread. We've thoroughly thrashed this issue (and I still have more to post). Come one, come all to this thread https://www.nairaland.com/1280369/why-eko-atlantic-legal-makoko

Come find out about Lagos HOMS, the YES programme, the destitute's home, LASMI, the urban regeneration programmes, the skills acquisition centres, Katyeri Market and many more (Mapet has promised to make his contributions today).

Cool. I will definitely review. I'm very curious to know what the plans are and the progress towards them.