Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, announced its plan to demolish all marked illegal structures/shanties, numbering over 30, at Ogombo, in Eti-Osa Local Government Area, LG.A, of the state.
This was revealed by the General Manager, LASBCA, Arc. Gbolahan Oki,
during the weekend while addressing the media at the Agency’s Headquarters, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
According to Oki, the measure has become necessary In a bid to sanitize and propel compliance in the building industry in compliance with the state building regulations.
He also stated that most of the illegal structures/shanties in the area were built on government land by building owners/developers who acquired land illegally with total disregard for the state building codes.
Meanwhile, GM further stated that the issue of illegal construction on government land in the Ogombo area started several years ago despite efforts by relevant government agencies to dislodge and dissuade the illegal occupants on the land without success.
Oki said, “This issue has been going on around Ogombo, Eti-Osa area of the state in the last five years, and I have been on it for one and a half years. Hence, we are doing the needful by removing the illegal structures because the government must perform its duty,” he reiterated.
He also stressed that prior to the demolition of any illegal structure/shanty, all necessary Statutory Notices must be served to the owners or developers of such properties, ranging from, Contravention, Stop-Work, Quit and Demolition Notices.
