The Lagos State Government has directed owners of 280 houses at Mayegun Waterfront Scheme in Eti – Osa Local Government to provide relevant documents and approvals for the buildings within seven days or have them demolished.
The move is part of ongoing efforts to forestall the creation of slums, distortion of the Lagos State Master plan and erosion of the state coastal area.
The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Hon Ekundayo Alebiosu gave the order to the owners of the building through contravention notices served on them.
According to the contravention notices, the occupants are required to to justify their occupation of the properties, failure of which a demolition notice will be served on them.
The over 280 properties, which included completed, under-construction, and undeveloped lands, have been found to be without any government papers authorising their construction.
The Commissioner said this anomaly was detected after a detailed technical assessment of the Mayegun Waterfront Scheme by a team from the state’s Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development.
Alebiosu urged the property owners to voluntarily remove their structures before the expiration of the contravention notices served on them or come forward to regularise their documents if they have any to avoid penalty.
He warned that all the illegal activities along the Waterfront schemes and corridor must come to an end immediately as the State Government will no longer condone or accept people encroaching on government properties, land and setbacks.
He revealed that the state government, through the Ministry, is currently sanitising the Okun Ajah waterfront scheme where similar encroachment has been discovered.
Alebiosu noted that the state government will not relent in its efforts to protect the State Waterfront Schemes and infrastructure while ensuring the safety of life and properties along the coastal area of the State. (vitalnewsngr.com)
