The Lagos State Government has commenced the demolition of structures it described as unsafe and illegally constructed at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo.
This was confirmed by the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday. He explained that the action is part of efforts to restore order and enforce the state’s physical planning regulations.
Gawat said that the operation was targeted at “illegal developments, structures without statutory approvals, defective structures, and buildings erected on road setbacks and drainage.”
“The Lagos State Government has begun removal of illegal developments, structures without statutory approvals and defective structures, and structures built on road setbacks and drainages in the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo Local Government area,” Gawat said.
The State Ministry of Physical Planning, Building Control Agency, Urban Renewal Agency, and Physical Planning Permit Authority carried out the operation.
Also present were the Office of Infrastructure, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, and security agencies who provided backup during the exercise.
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