- Many building owners are set to lose their properties as Lagos state government has issued an ultimatum - The affected property owners ar...
- Many building owners are set to lose their properties as Lagos state government has issued an ultimatum
- The affected property owners are those with buildings erected on drainage channels
- Areas where buildings are erected on drainage channels include: Illubirin, Dolphin Estate, Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Osapa London, Ikota, Ogombo, Lekki, among others
The Lagos state government has ordered owners of properties erected on drainage channels and impeding the free-flow of water to immediately vacate or risk being removed.
The government ordered this in a bid to mitigate the incidence of flooding.
In a statement obtained by
NAIJ.com , the commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, expressed dismay that the lawless activities of some people was constantly putting the lives and property of residents at risk.
He listed some of the areas where properties were erected on drainage channels to include Illubirin, Dolphin Estate, Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Osapa London, Ikota, Ogombo, Lekki, among others, noting that the massive investment of public fund into drainage clearing and de-silting had been compromised by structures hindering the free-flow of water.
The Commissioner said the state government was seriously concerned that man-made causes, particularly impediment of free-flow of storm water through indiscriminate buildings on drainage alignments/ right of way and water courses, have played a major role in the recent experience of flooding in the state.
- The affected property owners are those with buildings erected on drainage channels
- Areas where buildings are erected on drainage channels include: Illubirin, Dolphin Estate, Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Osapa London, Ikota, Ogombo, Lekki, among others
The Lagos state government has ordered owners of properties erected on drainage channels and impeding the free-flow of water to immediately vacate or risk being removed.
The government ordered this in a bid to mitigate the incidence of flooding.
In a statement obtained by
NAIJ.com , the commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, expressed dismay that the lawless activities of some people was constantly putting the lives and property of residents at risk.
He listed some of the areas where properties were erected on drainage channels to include Illubirin, Dolphin Estate, Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Osapa London, Ikota, Ogombo, Lekki, among others, noting that the massive investment of public fund into drainage clearing and de-silting had been compromised by structures hindering the free-flow of water.
The Commissioner said the state government was seriously concerned that man-made causes, particularly impediment of free-flow of storm water through indiscriminate buildings on drainage alignments/ right of way and water courses, have played a major role in the recent experience of flooding in the state.
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