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The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) says that its removal of shanties and different unapproved buildings astatine Oworonshoki followed owed process, arsenic the residents had ignored each warnings.
Mr Gbolahan Oki, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Lagos State, told newsmen during an enactment successful Lagos connected Thursday evening that the affected structures had been served demolition notices.
He said that the residents were fixed capable clip to get readying permits during the authorities government’s amnesty programme for unapproved buildings.
According to him, the amnesty began with a 90-day model from May 2024 to July 2024, and was extended to October 2024 and yet to December 2024.
Oki said: “Only 2 oregon 3 persons successful that assemblage took vantage of the amnesty, and those buildings were not demolished. Others ignored each warnings.”
He added that LASBCA officials, unneurotic with assemblage leaders and accepted leaders, engaged the residents done meetings and sensitisation earlier the demolition.
Oki said that astir of the demolished buildings were distressed, blocking drainage channels and posing information threats.
He added that immoderate tilted backwards and had disposable cracks oregon were lone patched with overgarment to look safe.
“The authorities cannot let radical to unrecorded successful houses that are not acceptable for habitation.
“We are present insisting that each spot successful Lagos indispensable person a certificate of fittingness for habitation,” helium said.
According to the imperishable secretary, obtaining a readying licence present takes 10 to 15 days erstwhile the indispensable documents are submitted.
He noted that the bureau issuing the licence had been decentralised to each section authorities areas.
The authoritative said that the demolitions were not carried retired successful secret.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a three-minute video showing marked buildings and assemblage meetings astatine Oworonshoki was presented during the interaction.
Oki said that the demolition was indispensable to safeguard lives, amended drainage and heighten information successful the area.
NAN recalls that the Lagos State Government granted a three-phase amnesty betwixt May 2024 and December 2024, allowing owners of unapproved buildings to regularize their documents.
During the period, 18,489 applications were submitted and 8,856 readying permits were issued.
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