A
statement from the government said a total of 19 properties were affected,
explaining that the action was in furtherance of the ongoing efforts to control
physical development and engender livable and sustainable environment in the
metropolis.
According
to the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Idris Salako, who led the
enforcement exercise, the government would not sit by and allow people to go
against planning laws to the detriment of the wellness and wellbeing of the
society through disorderly, unorganised, unapproved and illegal developments.
Since
the exercise commenced some days ago, a total of 34 buildings across the state
have been sealed by government for lack of building permit and other infractions
of the physical planning law. The Commissioner stressed that government would
not relent in its effort to enforce compliance with the planning laws of the
state in the interest of the sustainable growth and development of Lagos.
Mr.
Salako decried the encroachment on the right of way and alignment of the
proposed Lagoon Highway by some developers and vowed to nip the unhealthy
development in the bud. He also warned owners and developers, who are fond of
engaging in contravention of the law, to desist from such illegal practice or
face the wrath of the law.
On his
part, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Urban Development, Mr. Ganiyu Adele Ayuba, cautioned
developers to desist from breaking government seals on property that had been
sealed for infractions as such illicit acts constitute an affront to the
authorities and would be met with stiff penalties. He also reiterated that the
state government would not tolerate any attack or obstruction of its officials
while on lawful assignments.
The
special enforcement activity, a joint exercise between the Ministry of Physical
Planning and Urban Development, Lagos State Building Control Agency and the
Special Operations Team in the Governor’s Office, continues next week.
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