‘Move it!’ Lagos govt gives building owners three-day ultimatum

The Lagos State Government says it has given owners of the 45 buildings on the Lekki axis encroaching on canals three days ultimatum to remove all the illegal constructions or face sanctions.

This is contained in a statement on Monday by Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, spokesman of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA).

Abdulraheem said LASBCA, General Manager, Gbolahan Oki, led the enforcement team of the agency on Sunday to inspect the areas before issuing the ultimatum.

He said LASBCA also marked all the building contravening the law.

Oki said the buildings were sealed for contravening the physical planning regulations of the state, adding that the violators had three days to remove all the illegal constructions.

“Most of the buildings on this axis have interlocking tiles erected across canals, and this is against the physical planning regulations of Lagos State.

“The owners of these structures are supposed to build according to the building plan approvals given to them.

“There are adequate setbacks that they should leave but unfortunately, the setback have been encroached upon.

“This is the basic fact and everyone knows that the setbacks are no go areas for any form of construction. This is why we are here today,” he said.

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