Lagos State Government has announced that it will not compensate owners of illegal property marked for demolition along Iyana Oworo, Lekki coastlines.
Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, stated this while briefing newsmen during the maiden quarterly media parley on the state of the Lagos Physical Environment, held at Alausa, Ikeja.
Responding to whether the government has plans to compensate displaced Oworosonki residents, Olumide said, “There is no plan by the state government to compensate Oworosonki residents who were displaced in the demolition of illegal structures. However, the governor has the prerogative power to approve compensation.
“Meanwhile, Governor Sanwo-Olu is set to launch a new agency that will be saddled with responsibility of restoring and ultilising informal spaces in the state. We discovered that over 3,000 hectares of land in Lagos are left unused. After recovery, they will be designed for the use of parking lots, gardens, shopping malls and other basic facilities, in collaboration with private sector that will change the face of Lagos State.”
Naija News understands that property owners and occupants in Ojulari Community were displaced in the early hours of last Saturday, over unapproved buildings along the coastlines.
This is coming barely two days after the State Government, through the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development, raised the alarm that about 10,625 cubic metres of sand are dredged daily in Lagos, warning that unchecked activities could destabilise the ecosystem, damage aquatic habitats and could lead to total collapse of the lagoon and waterfront areas.
The exercise was led by the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA). Subsequently, displaced residents stormed the Third Mainland Bridge on Monday, blocking vehicular movements in protest, demanding compensation from the state government.
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