Lagos State Government on Thursday took over the four jetties released by the federal authorities, with the one at Oworonsoki inspected by Governor Babatunde Fashola.

The other jetties released to boost the plan in Lagos for water transportation include those on the Marina on Lagos Island, in Ijora, and Ajegunle.

The release of the jetties was the outcome of consultations by the committee President Umaru Yar'Adua set up to find amicable solution to various contentious issues between Abuja and Lagos.

A joint statement signed by committee co-Chairmen, Yayale Ahmed, (who is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation), and Olasupo Sasore, Lagos Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, also gave the state government the go ahead to acquire the properties on Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Right of Way.

The state government wants to build the bridge to relieve traffic on Lekki Highway and Victoria Island.


The statement said the properties, whose owners will be entitled to compensation, include number 16 Ruxton Road, 15, 38, and 40 Alexander Avenue, Ikoyi.


The Old Broad Street Prison will also be handed over to the state government, which will, in turn, assist the Federal Government in developing another prison in the long term.


Also on Thursday, Fashola commissioned the Simpson Transfer Loading Station on Lagos Island, and restated the commitment of his administration to fulfilling all electoral promises .


The loading station, which has the capacity for storing and treating a minimum 600 tonnes of waste per day and 1000 tonnes of waste at full capacity, is the first of such stations to be located across the state to compact waste into smaller volumes for easier evacuation to dumpsites with fewer trucks.


Fashola said with the other plans lined up by his administration, the state is inching towards its appellation as the Centre of Excellence in terms of cleanliness.


He disclosed that he has also directed that civil works should commence immediately at Marini Transfer Loading Station in Oshodi, after which Ogombo Transfer Loading Station would be built.

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