Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said his government will demolish buildings obstructing government’s Right of Way (RoW) at Lekki in Eti-Osa Local Government Area.

Sanwo-Olu said this during a road assessment on Saturday in Lekki, saying that people had built structures without planning approval, thereby obstructing government’s RoW.

Sanwo-Olu said that houses built on the RoW and obstructions on the alignment of the Lekki Regional Road were the major causes of flooding around Lekki axis.

He said that the Lekki regional road was meant to be a relief access road for the Lekki-Epe express road.

”We have gone round and have seen that there are places where the alignments are still kept, and people still kept the planning approval of the state government.

”But a major place of concern is where people have completely bastardised the right of way, where people have built structures around the place, without approval.

”We are going to instruct the Ministry of Physical Planning to come and ask for their planning approvals. The ones that do not have, we will mark all those buildings for demolition.

”We want to also engage them because we will need to ask them what other alternatives they want to give us. What alternatives are they going to provide for government.

”If people that are meant to be civilised will come and develop on government’s right of way for future development of roads, I think it speaks to the soul of everybody,” he said.

The governor said that building on RoW was a high level of irresponsibility by citizens and disregard for the state’s urban planning masterplan.

According to him, government will not condone it or sit back and let people take undue advantage of the state’s planning laws.

”So let us take them to public courts, let us take them to the public domain, people need to see how reckless people can also live and they show that they are building with high walls with high gates.

”This government will not relent, we will do whatever it is for us to do, so that we can preserve the sanctity of the state, of the city and people that are law abiding must have respite,” he said.


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Give them proper notification before embarking on demolishing the houses or that may hunt you back

Well if this will solve the flooding then its ok

Shake the table

Shake it vigorously

E done start

We have gone round and have seen that there are places where the alignments are still kept, and people still kept the planning approval of the state government.

”But a major place of concern is where people have completely bastardised the right of way, where people have built structures around the place, without approval.

”We are going to instruct the Ministry of Physical Planning to come and ask for their planning approvals. The ones that do not have, we will mark all those buildings for demolition.

”We want to also engage them because we will need to ask them what other alternatives they want to give us. What alternatives are they going to provide for government.

”If people that are meant to be civilised will come and develop on government’s right of way for future development of roads, I think it speaks to the soul of everybody,” he said.

@ the bolded, fair enough.

But how did they build those structures without a government plan in the first place?

Point n kill with accent.....initial gra gra is now gra gra all d way

If not for corruption, those illegal buildings won't be erected.

The State Government needs to commence on thorough screening of it's Officials.

The Government Officials are making it appear like though there are no efforts made to make the State conducive for it's occupants.

All those Ibeju Lekki area is a dangerous place to buy land based on what I learned.

Lagos has no governor

Gazzy88:
The point and kill governor himself

Take am easy o

Keep kwayeeeet there, have you taken your medicine

See am

Gazzy88:
The point and kill governor himself

We will also receive bribes to leave the houses standing

Na lie Mr governor. Just say, you will demolish ambode boys building

Way 2go

The way the cookies crumbles

Headache for the rich

How many did this drug addict built before distroying those built by men.

we will.

Nigerian politicians.

The only we have they say is....
we have won the election.

https://nevoon..com/2019/11/try-new-recipe-this-sunday_30.html

wahala dey

i remeber when they came after us for putting a sign [not a permanent structure] in the ROW. these guys meant BUSINESS. we stalled and stalled, until they came with earth moving equipment. LASG no dey play on this kain matter.

any construction you want to do - get your paper first. because tomorrow your paddy may not be in the system. lasg no dey play

Action Gomina.....

Demolish people's homes with proper planning will comeback to hunt u in the next election

Political prosecutions... Blackman and power

Nice One...
A sensible rich man should obey government ROW before erecting Exotic structures. Follow the laws and you won't be caught in it.

Makes me remember BRF's time, he demolished all the fences and houses on a 126 house street except for one old Grandma house that complied. Now the road has opened up the area, turning it to a choice street in just under ten years.

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